Tony Rauch, a veteran ranch and livestock manager with over 30 years experience in Zimbabwe and South Africa, has been named managing director of the Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage.

Rauch, 57, assumes day-to-day control over all decisions regarding the Chimfunshi sanctuary and its staff, and will coordinate with Chimfunshi founder Sheila Siddle in determining care for the 120-plus chimpanzees who reside at the orphanage.

Rauch spent the last decade as the manager of Manjere Ranches in Zimbabwe, where he oversaw 13 properties spanning 50,000 hectares and 7,500 head of cattle. Prior to that, Rauch was a manager of the Union Carbide Ranches in Zimbabwe.

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