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Under Pressure – The ever-present threat of poaching in the forest

In February in the Dzanga Sangha Protected Area in the Central African Republic there were 40 regular patrols conducted involving 88 rangers. That’s a total of 1,597 rangers days covering 1,840 km on foot.…

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Logos Lands In Trouble

Orangutan Foundation (OF), one of our project partners, runs a soft-release programme for orphaned orangutans in the Lamandau Wildlife Reserve, Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo. We’ve supported the work of OF for several years…

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Elephants, Chilli and Unseasonal Rainfall

Last month the rainfall continued, not only here in the UK but also in Kenya in the Greater Mara. Rainfall was not as heavy thankfully as in January, which many of…

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Leap Year Special

To celebrate the 29 February, here are 29 photos taken from the last decade. Exhibiting at COP26 (Glasgow, 2021). We had artwork and photography in the Leaders’ Lounge as well…

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Happy News from Dzanga Bai

Aida II was first identified in 2022 as a 39 year old female forest elephant who frequents Dzanga Bai in the Dzanga Sangha Protected Area (DSPA). DSPA is the largest intact…

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Update from the Lamandau Wildlife Reserve

In 2022 we partnered with Orangutan Foundation to fund forest restoration in an orangutan conservation area in Indonesian Borneo. Funding would cover the construction of a new nursery at Vigilant Howe,…

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Trading Places?

In 2022 we partnered with Nature Conservation Foundation to support a study into the effects of climate change on snow leopards. Leopards, a species usually found at lower elevations, are now…

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Progress Down Farm

In 2022 we partnered with Mara Elephant Project in Kenya’s Greater Masai Mara to support a co-existence farm project. The 5-acre farm, led by Abigael Pertet, is looking at sustainable elephant-friendly farming practices…

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Etosha Heights Conservation Centre

A new name – Etosha Heights Conservation Centre – marked the new year for GCF’s centre in Namibia. Funds raised by Sketch for Survival 2023 are supporting the centre and we were delighted…

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Forest School

Orphaned orangutans rescued by the Orangutan Foundation in Indonesian Borneo are often too young to be released to the wild on their own. A soft-release programme – a forest school…

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