Welcome to the Semliki Chimpanzee Project Field School!

The Semliki Chimpanzee Project was founded in 1996 by Indiana University’s Prof. Kevin Hunt. SCP’s mission is to ensure the survival of the chimpanzees of the Toro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve and to study their unique diet, behavior and habitat. Prof. Hunt directs a team of researchers who work at Semliki year-round. Five permanent staff maintain research trails, collect climate data and monitor the Semliki chimpanzees daily. We held our inaugural field course in the summer of 2023.