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Karl Ammann is a wildlife photographer and conservation
activist and a leader of the campaign that
gai
ned worldwide recognition of the bushmeat crisis
in Africa. He is any advisory director to several organizations, including
the World Society for the Protection of Animals, The
Cheeta
h Conservation Fund and Biosynergy Institute.
Karl carries a camera as his sidearm, shooting scenes of chimpanzees and
gorillas being butchered for sale as expensive commercial bushmeat. Ammann's
reports and documentaries convinced the European Parliament and leaders of
over twenty African states to sign a proclamation against the slaughter of
apes and caused the government of Cameroon to convene a national conference
on the illegal bushmeat trade.
Much of Africa's
habitat and its wildlife is threatened by overpopulation and unsustainable
use of natural resources
by poor people. Raptors are no exception; over 100 species
either breed in Africa or migrate there each winter from Europe and Asia.
Conservation of far ranging species like raptors and other migratory birds
presents special problems to biologists. How do we protect animals that range
so far and need widely dispersed habitats in which to survive?
The Peregrine
Fund's Pan Africa Program aims to establish projects throughout Africa
that train local people to do the studies needed to achieve conservation
of birds of prey and other species. The programme will bring biologists from
diverse countries and cultures together in a common effort to protect Africa's
natural resources. You can email The Peregrine Fund at
tpf@peregrinefund.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 Central African Republic - detailed below - you can email them at
feedback@wcs.org :
Dzanga forest elephant demographics and social dynamics
(WCS/USFWS).
Survey and behavioral ecology of agile and grey-cheeked
mangabeys.
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.
For more
information on Central African Republic, click here.
If you would like to
contact us please email
terry@africanconservation.org
