In July 2008, seven babies (Charlene, Marco, Mowgli, Azzie, Bazia, Mary, and Tamu) were rescued from Sudan where they were all victims of the bushmeat trade.

As of 2023[update] this group comprised alpha male and female Tamu and Jessica, Charles, Martha, Suzie, Lily, Marco, Bazia, Mary, Charlene, Mowgli, Azzie, and baby Amari (born 2017).

In April 2007, five baby chimps (Charlie, Nina, Thomas, Dinka, and Zee) were rescued from Sudan where they were all victims of the bushmeat trade.

As of 2023[update] this group comprised alpha female Nina, Sampa, Thomas, Zac, Joao, Cozy, Tony, Sally, Zeena, Zee, Claudine, Dinka, and Thabu.

The program covers the work at the sanctuary, daring rescue missions carried out by Chimp Eden founder and director, Eugene Cussons and human elements.

..." The article stated that the student, Andrew F. Oberle, a primatology graduate student researcher and St. Louis area native in the master's degree program in anthropology at the University of Texas at San Antonio who had been acting as a tour guide, had been rescued by paramedics with an armed escort after the park's owner fired shots at and wounded one of the chimpanzees and fired into the air.

He was stabilized, and taken to the Nelspruit, South Africa MediClinic Hospital near Johannesburg; as of that weekend he is in critical but stable condition after a six-hour emergency surgery.