Limbe Wildlife Centre: June 2018

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Limbe Wildlife Centre A wildlife rehabilitation and educat ion centre

A collaborative effort between the Pandrillus Foundation &the Republic of Cameroon


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Guillaume LE FLOHIC Pandrillus Manager: Limbe Wildlife Centre

guillaume@limbewildlife.org limbewildlifecentre

+237 681 991 590 limbewildlife

limbewildlife.org limbewildlife


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Content FOREWORD JUNE2018 HIGHLIGHTS ACHIEVEMENTS JUNE 2018 & OBJECTIVES JULY2018 1. LWC-RoC Partnership 2. Basic documents 3. Administration, Human Resources & Finance 4. Infrastructures and development 5. Material & Equipment 6. Capacity building 7. Conservation and Environmental Education 8. Constituency for conservation 9. Conservation ecotourism 10. Management of animal population and well-being 11. Rehabilitation and release programme 12. Research, Monitoring & Health Safety rules 13. Communication & Visibility 14. Revenues generated

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Foreword Dear Friends and Supporters, The month of June was rather calm in comparison to the past few months, and we have achieved the completion of many major projects. Now that the rainy season is coming, we will spend more time preparing our next projects, especially for construction and education, while constantly working on our infrastructure and ensuring our animals remain healthy. The highlight of this month, and probably of the year, was definitely the moment the Tantalus and Patas monkeys were finally released in their new enclosure (p 9-10)! Everybody was so proud; seeing them enjoying their new and enriched environment was such a reward for all of us. Now that the quarantine is almost empty, we started essential maintenance work, in particular in the big great ape cage (p 4-6). Our infrastructures are always suffering from the harsh climate in Limbe, but good and safe cages remain essential. We thank our donors for their continuing support and understanding! We will invest most of our efforts now to maintaining, renovating and re-enriching animal infrastructures. Our infant gorilla Bobga has started to go out into the nursery in the evening (p 10-11). Although we unfortunately do not have a space we can use for him alone, we benefit from the fact the chimps in the nursery go back in their night enclosure at feeding time, and then this allows for Bobga to play in their ground! He is very happy to run and roll, but still needs supervision and comfort (p. 2 and picture of the month)!

4 Meanwhile, we celebrated the World Environment Day “Beat plastic pollution� at the Limbe Wildlife Centre (p 7-8) on 5 June. Pandrillus, who participated in the various meetings organised by the delegation of the Ministry of the Environment, the Protection of the Nature and the Sustainable Development (MINEPDEP), offered the facilities at the LWC to organise a special workshop with several organisations of civil society and Ministry representatives. Finally, in order to continue to professionalise our functioning, we received an expert accountant who audited both our financial and administration systems. Thank you for your unfailing support, With very best wishes, Limbe, 30 June 2018

Guillaume LE FLOHIC LWC Manager, Pandrillus Foundation


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June2018 highlights □ Audited 2017 Pandrillus administration and financial accounts □ Performed the complete maintenance and renovation of the big Quarantine cage □ Housed the Divisional World Environment Day at the Limbe Wildlife Centre □ Released the newly composed group of savannah-dwelling guenons to their new enriched enclosure

Achievements June2018&Objectives July2018 1. LWC-RoCPartnership □ None

July2018 objectives: □None

2. Basic documents □ None

5 July2018 objectives: □ Review internal rules and regulations □ Publish the 2018 work plan (coming soon)

3. Administration, Human Resources & Finance □ 2017 audit of Pandrillus administration and financial accounts by an independent certified accountant

July2018 objectives: □ None

4. Infrastructures and development □ Performed the complete maintenance and renovation of the big Quarantine cage (Images 1-9) □ Removed 1 fence around dead tree in the gorilla 1 enclosure (Image 10)


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Image 1. Cleaning of the cage using water through a water pressure pump.

Image 2. Scrubbing of cage walls

Image 3. Cutting and moving of the old rusted lower level iron tube beams.

Image 4. Crafting of the new lower level iron tube beams.

Image 5. Painting of the newly crafted beams.

Image 6. Welding of the new lower level iron tube beams.

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Image 7. Applying of the green paint on the top cage on top of the antirust (red) paint layer.

Image 8. Mounting, welding and painting of the newly crafted doors.

Image 9. Final front view.

Image 10. Removing metal poles that serve as electric fence around the tree.

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July2018 objectives: □ Continue the maintenance of the quarantine infrastructures

5. Material & Equipment □ None

July2018 objectives: □ None

6. Capacity building Ongoing activities


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□ Professionalised & trained staff, students and volunteers on behavioural (quarantine & stage 1) and social (stage 2) rehabilitation

Specific activities □ None

July2018 objectives: □ Continue with the above ongoing activities

7. Conservation and Environmental Education □ Nature's Club: programme will resume in October □ School outreach programme: programme will resume in October 2018 □ Event: World Environment Day: Limbe Wildlife Centre housed the workshop organised by the Divisional Delegation of MINDEPDED and local organisations; the event was covered by several radio and television medias (Images 11-14)

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Image 11. Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife, represented respectively by Divisional Delegation representative and our Conservator made the workshop opening speeches.

Image 12. Some local civil society organisations exhibit their work reusing plastic to make art and handcraft. LWC encourages local initiative and we are doing our best to support creative minds!


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Image 13.The World Environment Day organized at the Limbe Wildlife Centre also included a visit of the centre, during which ATEH Wilson, our Head of Education, highlighted how we recycle plastic bottle to use for enrichment to enhance the well-being of our animals.

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Image 14.Family picture in front of the LWC during the World Environment Day

July2018 objectives: □ None

9 8. Constituency for conservation □ Community-based Green Economy:15 ex-hunter members sustainably harvesting wild herbaceous plants: 1,950Aframomum stems and 585 kg of Costus stems; 42 women members harvesting crop by-product: 850 kg of cassava leaves, 2,907 kg of papaya leaves, 3,503 kg of potato leaves, 655 kg of invasive Trumpet wood shoots, corresponding to 145.6 trees hand cut; 946,465 XAF (1,445 EUR) paid directly to the local community association this month; 4,960,055XAF (7,573 EUR) contributed to alleviate poverty in 2018.

July2018 objectives: □ Continue with the ongoing programme

9. Conservation ecotourism □ Continued with the ongoing activities

July2018 objectives: □ Continue with the ongoing activities


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10. Management of animal population and well-being Ongoing activities □ Maintained frequency and diversity of enrichment in each section

Specific activities □ Drill: Continued the reintegration of Jomio (adult male), Ossing (adult female) and their baby back to the group: transfer in satellite cage □ Savannah-dwelling guenons: Released the newly composed group to their new enriched enclosure (Images15-18)

□Vet cares (June 2018): ◌ 20 Primate individuals treated; 4 anaesthesia performed; 8 individuals sampled (4 blood samples for haematology analysis, 12 fecal samples for coprology analysis, 2 exudates sample for microbiology analysis); 0 identification with microchip; 0 minor surgery; 0 laceration repairs; 34 drug therapies (of which 47% for Bankim (Chimpanzee, adult male) suffering from severe infectious disease probably caused by Staphyloccocus aureus): 35% antiparasitics, 24% antibiotics, 21% dietary supplements, 6% fluid therapies, 6% insulin injections for diabetic individuals, 3% antifungals, 6% others; 0 health checks; 0 contraception;1 death: Chimpanzee (1: Bankim (adult male), acute

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staphylococcal infection; 0 euthanasia ◌ 1 African grey parrot received general health check after arrival, unfortunately died within ten days of sickness.

Image 15. Lydia sitting on top of one of our bamboo screen made to serve as visual obstacle and make the enclosure more complex.

Image 16. Boyo, Joni and Njaman resting together on top of the enclosure on a new design of platform.


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Image 17.For the first time since her rescue, Diega can forage freely in the vast enclosure. She will get insect and other invertebrates, snails and plant shots.

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Image 18. All the individuals and especially the youngest (here Njaman), have quickly accustomed to their new environment and enjoy it!

July2018 objectives: □ Continue with the ongoing activities □Vet cares: General health checks: None; Contraception: None; Microchip identification: None

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11. Rehabilitation and release programme Arrival & quarantine □ 1 African grey parrot rescued

Behavioural rehabilitation □ Western lowland gorilla: Continued behavioural rehabilitation of Bobga (Image 19)

Social rehabilitation □ Chimpanzee: Continued social rehabilitation of Ngambe (adult female) in the Chimp Nursery with Ghaa (adult male), Chinoise (subadult female) and Jackie (adult female)

Release (ecological & environmental rehabilitation) □ None


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Image 19. Bobga went out in a natural ground for the first time since he was captured in the forest! And he loved it! However, he still needs a lot of attention and our caretakers are always available to him.

July2018 objectives: □ Western lowland gorilla:Continue Bobga's behavioural rehabilitation

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12. Research, Monitoring& Health Safety rules Ongoing activities □ Drill: Continued daily monitoring of Monday (diabetic adult male) glycaemia, continued training for insulin injection

Activity achievement □ None

Data analysis □ None

July2018 objectives: □ Continue with above ongoing activities


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13. Communication &Visibility □ Pan African Sanctuary Alliance: our team sent to the Centre de Conservation des Chimpanzés in Guinea continues to coordinate the construction of the next chimpanzee enclosure □ Digital communication (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter): overall social media reached was 158,556, +12% compared to May □ Website: Continue to add new content and update some out of date content.

July2018 objectives: □ Continue advocating the missions of the LWC within the Central African Conservation Landscape in Cameroon

14. Revenues generated □ Entrance fees(June2018): 958,400 XAF (1,740 visitors; 77% adults,23% children)

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Children Nationals

Adult Foreigners

Children Foreigners

Figure 1. Visitor statistics June 2017-June2018


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