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The mission
of the
Lukuru
Wildlife Research Project (LWRP) is to conduct scientific research
on, conservation of, and educational activities about fauna, primarily the
bonobo (Pan paniscus), and flora within the region corresponding to the
administrative Zone Dekese, Province Kasai Occidental, in this country. In
addition to the presence of
the bonobo within the LWRP area a number of
other endangered or little-known wildlife of particular conservation concern
have been identified including Thollon's Red Colobus, Black Mangabey, Congo
Peafowl, Congo Clawless Otter and others. (The photo to the right shows an
adult female killed to acquire her live infant for trade in Kinshasa, the
capital city.) If you would like to help by making a donation toward the
Project, please email Dr. Jo Thompson at
jat434@aol.com.
Birding Congo by the Democratic Republic of Congo
Birding Association. The site is meant as a tool
to
aid future birders in birding this country (formerly
Zaire). The tense situation in the Lake Kivu areas, with all the regugees
entering from Rwanda during the summer of 1994 has only exacerbated the problems
of deforestation in the southern part of Virunga National Park. Luckily the
Nyiragongo and Mikeno volcanoes, due to their relative inaccessibility, should
still have a fair amount of forest left. If you would like to find out how
you can preserve the forests and the birds in this area, please email Tommy
Pederson at stingray@online.no. Tommy
hopes that his mapping of all known observations will aid future researchers
and conservationalists in their efforts. He would like to hear from anyone
who has observations of birds in this area to send their sightings to
him.
ARCOS - Albertine Rift Conservation Society. The
mission of ARCOS is to enhance
biodiversity conservation and sustainable use
of remaining natural resources of the Albertine Rift ecoregion through the
promotion of collaborative conservation action, awareness raising
and biodiversity information exchange in the
region. You can support ARCOS by joining its Partnership if you are
an organisation interested in biodiversity conservation in the Albertine
Rift region; by becoming a member of its network of "Friends of ARCOS" if
you want to support occassionally or on regular basis ARCOS activities through
technical assistance or financial support, or by funding one or several of
ARCOS projects or programmes. For further information you can email either
samk@wcmc.org.uk or
arcos.rc@imul.com and if you'd like
to read more about ARCOS, please click here.
The mission of the
International Fund for
Animal Welfare (IFAW) is to improve the welfare
of wild and domestic animals throughout the world
by reducing commercial exploitation of animals, protecting wildlife habitats,
and assisting animals in distress. They seek to motivate the public to prevent
cruelty to animals and to promote animal welfare and conservation policies
that advance the well-being of both animals and people.
IFAW was founded in 1969
to confront the cruel commercial slaughter of harp and hooded seals. Having
successfully rallied worldwide condemnation of the hunt, they have grown
to become one of the largest international animal welfare organizations in
the world. Today IFAW
has offices in 12 countries and a staff of more than 200 experienced campaigners,
legal and political experts, and internationally acclaimed scientists. They
are a pragmatic and dedicated family of professionals who believe that animals
suffer far too much from commercial exploitation, habitat destruction, and
needless cruelty. And they are joined in that belief by more than 1.8 million
supporters. You can email
IFAW -
info@ifaw.org.
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) (Headquartered
at the Bronx Zoo, U.S.A.), works to save wildlife and wild lands throughout
the world. For more than a century, WCS has inspired care for nature,
pioneered environmental education programmes
and helped sustain biological diversity. WCS supports programmes in
Africa to gather information on wildlife needs, train local conservation
professionals, and work with in-country staff to protect and manage wildlife
and wild areas for the future. For information on any of their current projects
in Democratic Republic of Congo - detailed below - you can email them at
feedback@wcs.org :
Ituri Forest Research and Training Centre (CEFRECOF).
Large-mammal and human-impact surveys of the Okapi Wildlife Reserve.
Impact of the civil war on bushmeat trade and elephant poaching
(WCS/USFWS).
Comparative forest dynamics.
Community participation in Okapi Wildlife Reserve.
White rhino monitoring in Garamba National Park (WCS/WWF).
Effect of the civil war on the large mammal fauna of the Kahuzi Biega National
Park.
Effectiveness of different anti-poaching strategies in Garamba (WCS/WWF).
Forest duikers : feeding ecology, social behaviour and predator-prey
relations.
Effect of the civil war on elephant populations in the Virunga National
Park.
The mission of the
African Wildlife
Foundation (AWF) recognizes that
the wildlife and wild lands of Africa have no
equal. They work with people--their supporters worldwide and their partners
in Africa--to craft and deliver creative solutions for the long-term well-being
of Africa's remarkable species, their habitats and the people who depend
upon them. AWF Programs include :
AWF Heartlands. Large landscapes of outstanding natural value-great
swaths of land that include parkland and private land; communal areas and
even villages. In each African Heartland, AWF works with all interested residents
and groups to
manage the whole Heartland as one unit, making
the area both environmentally viable for wildlife and economically viable
for people.
AWF Conservation Service Centers (CSCs). The CSCs help communities
both within and outside African Heartlands to benefit from wildlife as they
make more acreage wildlife-friendly.
AWF Species Programs. AWF sponsors research on endangered species
as well as ways for humans and wildlife to live peaceably together.
For more information you can email
them or visit their
website.
For more information on Democratic Republic of Congo, click
here.
If you would like to
contact us please email
terry@africanconservation.org
