Background
Eugene Cussons was born in the Transvaal province of South Africa. Foreign generations, the Cussons family has been deeply rooted in the African conservation ethic, and Eugene grew up with a special appreciation for African wildlife.
Managing Director forward Rescue Director
Eugene Cussons was born in the Transvaal province of South Africa. Foreign generations, the Cussons family has been deeply rooted in the African conservation ethic, and Eugene grew up with a special appreciation for African wildlife.
He studied business management and economics at the University of Pretoria.
He is also the host of Animal Planet"s Escape to, author of the book and is the Executive Director and Ambassador of the "" movement. Cussons had a successful career in the corporate world developing software for financial trading applications before building Deciding he did not want to be desk bound for the rest of his career, Cussons returned to the family game reserve to combine his management skills with his love for the outdoors. Cussons opened in 2006 in collaboration with the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) in South Africa, as the Managing Director of and the Rescue Director of JGI South Africa.
Cussons has focused "s efforts on rescuing chimpanzees from areas no one else is willing to venture, such as war-torn countries like Sudan and Angola.
Personally rescuing the chimpanzees, Cussons brings them back to, where he is caretaker. In a January 1, 2013, press release, Cussons announced he was resigning as Manager Director of Chimpanzee Eden and that all the responsibilities will be transferred to the JGI South Africa.
The Cussons family will continue to provide the essential support services to the sanctuary and the Umhloti Nature Reserve would remain under the guardianship of the Cussons family. Cussons announced he is looking forward to his new role as Executive Director and ambassador of the "" movement.
In July 2011, Cussons published his book In the book, Cussons describes some of the ventures he had saving chimpanzees.
In January 2013, the second edition of the book was released with an extra chapter where he describes the terrifying incident at in June 2012, an attack of two chimps on a researcher Cussons provides insight and describes the events, reasons and consequences of the attack on the student. Cussons is the Executive Director and ambassador of the "" movement.
Is a global movement representing change in mindset towards conservation, education and humanitarianism.