The Ugalla Primate Project is an international consortium of researchers interested in the ecological, behavioral, and social adaptations of savanna chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii).
The Ugalla region, located in Western Tanzania, is dominated by open miombo woodland interspersed with small patches of riverine forest, swamp, and wooded grassland. Ugalla thus comprises one of the driest, most open and seasonal habitats where chimpanzees live.
Ugalla is the name applied by Kano (1972) to the region between the Ugalla River and the Uvinza-Mpanda road. It covers ~ 3300 square km and researchers have centered their work at a variety of localities within Ugalla. Primary research camps are indicated here. Mishamo is a refugee settlement.
