Friday, February 1, 2008 -

Goodbye to Stella Brewer Mardsen

- After a long battle with cancer, Stella Brewer has died. Stella and her father Eddie Brewer, then Chief of Wildlife of the Gambia, founded the first-ever chimpanzee rehabilitation program in 1969. The project maintains a website at http://www.chimprehab.com Donations may be made in Stella's honor through this website.

The project has wonderful African caregivers. Bruno and Rene have each served over 30 years and Edrissa, also a poet and story-teller, over ten years. In 1978 Stella wrote a book which was named " The Forest Dwellers" on one side of the Atlantic and " The Chimps of Mount Asserik " on the other. Used copies are available from www.amazon.com

Stella leaves behind her husband David Mardsen, two sons, and her sister Heather, also an animal-lover.

Dr. Shirley McGreal, Founder
International Primate Protection League