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Regional
Projects / Cameroon / Democratic Republic of Congo /
Kenya / Tanzania
Regional
Projects
The
Pan African Sanctuary Alliance (PASA): CITES Great Ape Enforcement Task
Force. The
PASA contributed posters, brochures, identification cards and education
materials to the recently formed CITES Great Ape Enforcement Task
Force, which were distributed to wildlife agencies, customs officials
and law enforcement authorities in great ape range states in Africa and
Asia. These materials -- which were designed specifically to aid in the
identification, confiscation and prosecution of great ape smugglers --
were supported by funds from the Bushmeat Crisis Task Force and the
American Society of Primatologists. Contact: Doug Cress - doug@pasaprimates.org
The
Pan African Sanctuary Alliance (PASA): Release of formerly captive
primates in Congo, Sierra Leone and the Democratic Republic of Congo. PASA
organizations in each country undertook site surveys and environmental
impact assessments for potential release sites of formerly captive
chimpanzees and bonobos. The surveys yielded valuable information on
existing wild populations, habitat, indigenous species, human
encroachment, and illegal logging and hunting. The projects were funded
by the Disney Wildlife Conservation Fund and the Busch Conservation
Fund. Contact: Doug Cress - doug@pasaprimates.org
The
David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation (DSWF): The Lusaka Agreement Task Force.
DSWF has been supporting Africa’s
first cross-border wildlife law enforcement Task Force since it was
conceived in the early 1990s. As little as 1% of smuggling is actually
investigated; this illustrates the scale of wildlife crime and the
critical need for international cooperative enforcement. Based in
Nairobi, LATF works internationally and with officers from Kenya,
Tanzania, Zambia, Swaziland, Uganda, Congo, Lesotho, South Africa,
Ethiopia and Mozambique, carrying out cross-border operations against
criminals trading illegally in wild fauna and flora. DSWF funds
operations, training and provides equipment including ivory detectors.
Contact: Melanie Shepherd - Melanie.shepherd@davidshepherd.org
Cameroon
Pro
Wildlife: Support
of a sanctuary for endangered African primates in Cameroon.
The
Limbe Wildlife Centre (LWC) in Cameroon shelters more than 140 orphans
of several endangered primate species (chimpanzees, lowland gorillas,
drills, guenons etc.). Most of the animals are orphans resulting from
the bushmeat trade that were illegally kept or sold as pets. The LWC is
also running a comprehensive education and awareness program in
Cameroon. Pro Wildlife has been supporting the project management, the
care of primates, the construction of new enclosures, and the education
program at the LWC since 1999. Contact: Daniela Freyer - daniela.freyer@prowildlife.de
Democratic
Republic of Congo
Born
Free Foundation: Support
for Rangers in Kahuzi Biega National Park (PNKB). PNKB
is a World Heritage Site in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that
is severely under-funded and ravaged by war. Born Free is supporting
the dedicated rangers who patrol the park and monitor the habituated
Eastern lowland gorillas (Gorilla berengei graueri), allowing the
rangers to maintain patrols to deter poaching of the gorillas and other
illegal activities. Born Free’s support includes a vehicle and its fuel
and maintenance costs, as well as quarters for the park rangers, basic
equipment, and compensation to the families of rangers killed in the
course of their work. Contact: Shelley Waterland - shelley@bornfree.org.uk
Kenya
Born
Free Foundation: Anti-poaching
in Kenya / De-snaring with the Bill Woodley Mount Kenya Trust (BWMKT). Born
Free supports de-snaring patrols and education programs for the
communities around Mount Kenya. Poachers use crude wire snares to
cruelly capture wild animals, including elephants, for meat, hides, and
other parts. BWMKT teams go on three week patrols to remove snares and
catch poachers in cooperation with the Kenya Wildlife Service. Contact:
Shelley Waterland - shelley@bornfree.org.uk
Tanzania
Born
Free Foundation: Turtle
and Dugong Conservation. The Community-based Marine Turtle
and Dugong
Research
& Habitat Protection Program works with members of local
communities in Tanzania to promote the long-term survival of marine
turtles and dugongs through proactive community protection, awareness
raising, wildlife monitoring, and research. The Program, following
three years of success on Mafia Island, Tanzania, is now being expanded
to include the entire national coastline. Activities are coordinated
out of Dar es Salaam by the Project Coordinator, Catharine Muir, an
East Africa-based biologist. Contact: Shelley Waterland - shelley@bornfree.org.uk
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