▁sign ifies ▁the ▁first ▁step ▁to ▁wind ▁down ▁N I H ' s ▁invest ment ▁in ▁ch imp anze e ▁research , ▁according ▁to ▁Francis ▁Collins . ▁ ▁Currently ▁hous ed ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁I ber ia ▁Research ▁Center ▁in ▁Louisiana , ▁ 1 0 ▁of ▁the ▁retired ▁ch imp anze es ▁will ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁ch imp anze e ▁san ctu ary ▁Ch imp ▁H aven ▁while ▁the ▁rest ▁will ▁go ▁to ▁Texas ▁Bi omed ical ▁Research ▁Institute ▁in ▁San ▁Antonio . ▁However ▁concerns ▁over ▁the ▁ch imp anze e ' s ▁status ▁in ▁the ▁Texas ▁Bi omed ical ▁Research ▁Institute ▁as ▁‘ res earch ▁in el ig ible ’ ▁rather ▁than ▁‘ ret ired ’ ▁prompt ed ▁N I H ▁to ▁re cons ider ▁the ▁plan ▁and ▁it ▁announced ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁that ▁as ▁many ▁ch imp anze es ▁as ▁possible ▁will ▁be ▁re located ▁to ▁Ch imp ▁H aven ▁by ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁eventually ▁all ▁ 1 1 0 ▁will ▁move ▁there . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁a ▁N I H ▁task ▁force ▁released ▁a ▁report ▁calling ▁for ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁ret ire ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁ch imp anze es ▁the ▁U . S . ▁government ▁support . ▁ ▁The ▁panel ▁concluded ▁that ▁the ▁animals ▁provide ▁little ▁benefit ▁in ▁bi omed ical ▁discover ies ▁except ▁in ▁a ▁few ▁disease ▁cases ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁supported ▁by ▁a ▁small ▁population ▁of ▁ 5