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Limbe Wildlife Centre: August 2018 by Guillaume LE FLOHIC, Manager (Limbe Wildlife Centre) & Country Director (Pandrillus Cameroon)
Published in September 2018 Limbe Wildlife Centre, P.O. Box 878, Limbe, Republic of Cameroon
Limbe Wildlife Centre is a collaborative effort between Pandrillus Foundation and the Republic of Cameroon, Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife, MINFOF Pandrillus Foundation is a non-profit making NGO specialized in the protection, rehabilitation and reintroduction of primates, as well as management and sustainable financing of conservation projects in Africa. Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife is in charge of implementing the national forest policy for ensuring sustainable management and conservation of wildlife and biodiversity over the national territory as enacted by forestry law No. 01/94 of 20 January which regulates all forestry, wildlife and fisheries activities
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FOREWORD AUGUST 2018 HIGHLIGHTS ACHIEVEMENTS AUGUST 2018 & OBJECTIVES SEPTEMBER 2018 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, First I would like to draw your attention to an important day. 25 September is Giving Day for Apes – a global day of giving in support of qualified sanctuaries and rescue centres providing rehabilitation or longterm care for apes. This year our aim is to raise the funds for one year’s care for Ghaa and Twiggs, two disabled great apes at the LWC who can never be returned to the wild due to injuries inflicted in them by their poachers/traffickers. They require life-long care and protection. As a valued supporter of the LWC, we ask you to take a look at our page to learn about Ghaa and Twiggs and their stories and why they rely on us for life-long care: https://givingdayforapes.mightycause.co m/organization/Limbe-Wildlife-Center. For example – just $25 will pay for one
week of food, care and medication for Ghaa or Twiggs! Every donation really makes a huge difference. Donations can be made from now until 25 September. You can also be a hero for the LWC and create your own fundraising page through the above link to raise awareness and funds for Ghaa and Twiggs within your own network. Let us know if you need any more info! We really hope you will get involved this year and help us to spread the word (p. 14). Back to the centre! This month the construction team worked hard to fully renovate the Agile and Red-capped mangabey enclosures and satellite cages (p. 4-5). Our team has also been designing new enrichment, which will provide an environment as close as possible to what wild mangabeys naturally experience in mangroves or swampy forest: dense
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undergrowth, a network of vines and open upper branches. We will use a combination of ropes, bamboo sticks and a few other ingenious tools to create an environment that will encourage them to express a wide range of natural behaviours, reinforce their skills and guarantee their well-being. To make this project a success, our construction team and animal care staff are collaborating together; bringing together animal behaviour knowledge and technical feasibility. Early this month, 4 Vulnerable Home's hinged tortoises and 11 Black-hinged terrapins were released back into the wild, in partnership with traditional rulers of Bimbia village (p. 12-13). The Art Summer Camp, in partnership with local art and culture group Da Nzimbistic Cultural Centre ended after four weeks of activities focusing on using recycled materials to create art (p. 10). The kids also observed our wildlife through the days to better understand the reasons for
them being here under our care. They were also given cooking and baking lessons: we believe that learning to enjoy local, healthy and tasty food is also key for reducing bush meat demand. Besides, that was also a lot of fun ! Considering the current situation in the region, the 1st Summer Art Camp in the Limbe Wildlife Centre was a success. There are several lessons to learn, in view of enhancing the next edition and similar programmes in the next academic year. Our outreach programme in schools and through the Nature Club will resume in two months, and our education team has been working on contacting schools and planning activities. At last, our 6 month report (Jan - Jun 2018) is available for online reading (p. 6). Thank you for your unfailing support, With very best wishes,
Limbe, 31 August 2018
Guillaume LE FLOHIC LWC Manager, Pandrillus Foundation
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August 2018 highlights □ Published 6 month report of the Limbe Wildlife Centre (available online here) □ Completed the renovation of the Agile and Red-capped mangabey enclosure and satellite cages □ Special event: Ended our 4 weeks Art Summer Camp in partnership with local art and culture group Da Nzimbistic Cultural Centre □ Released 4 Vulnerable Home's hinged tortoises and 11 Black-hinged terrapins back into the wild □ Giving Day for Apes: Built our fundraising page in view of 25 September Giving Day
Achievements August 2018 & Objectives September 2018 1. LWC-RoC Partnership □ None
September 2018 objectives: □None
2. Basic documents □ Internal rules and regulations are under review □ Published 6 month report of the Limbe Wildlife Centre (available online here)
September 2018 objectives: □ Validate internal rules and regulations
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3. Administration, Human Resources & Finance □ None
September 2018 objectives: □ None
4. Infrastructures and development □ Completed the renovation of the Agile and Red-capped mangabey enclosure and satellite cages (Images 1-4) □ Started re-enrichment of Agile and Red-capped mangabey enclosure and satellite cages (Images 5-6) □ Cleaning and servicing of water pump and water tanks (Images 7-8) □ Connected new overhead electric lines in the chimp Island enclosure □ Replaced the tree basket in the chimp Nursery enclosure
Image 1. Maintenance was overdue at Image 2. Replacement and welding of the mangabeys: this pipes were almost new metal pipes in the Red-capped entirely rusty! mangabey enclosure.
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Image 3. Antirust painting on metal pipes Image 4. Final paint layer to protect the in the Red-capped mangabey enclosure. pipes Red-capped mangabey.
Image 5. Starting the enrichment of the Image 6. Structural enrichment in satellite Red-capped mangabey enclosure with cage. planks.
Image 7. Cleaning of the water tanks. In Image 8. Maintenance of the water the next few months, we plan to upgrade pump and improvement of the piping our water supply system: increase our system. storage capacity and pressure.
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September 2018 objectives: □ Complete the re-enrichment of the Agile and Red-capped mangabey enclosures □ Shift the fallow strip in the Mandrill enclosure □ Resume maintenance of Quarantine cages and chimp Nursery □ Perform maintenance of wooden poles of the electric fence in the Chimp Island, Drill and Olive baboon enclosures □ Maintain the roof at the construction workshop
5. Material & Equipment □ None
September 2018 objectives: □ None
6. Capacity building Ongoing activities □ Professionalised & trained staff, students and volunteers on behavioural (quarantine & stage 1) and social (stage 2) rehabilitation
Specific activities □ None
September 2018 objectives: □ Continue with the above ongoing activities
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7. Conservation and Environmental Education □ Nature's Club: programme will resume in October 2018 □ School outreach programme: programme will resume in October 2018 □ Special event: Ended our 4 weeks Art Summer Camp in partnership with local art and culture group Da Nzimbistic Cultural Centre: teaching children a variety of environmentally friendly creative art activities at the LWC (Images 9-10)
Image 9. Hand craft using recycling Image 10. Cooking lessons during the Art material during the Art Summer Camp Summer Camp September 2018 objectives: □ Plan the 2018-2019 school outreach and Nature Club programmes
8. Constituency for conservation □ Community-based Green Economy: 15 ex-hunter members sustainably harvesting wild herbaceous plants: 2,100 Aframomum stems and 803 kg of Costus stems; 45 women members harvesting crop by-product: 933 kg of cassava leaves, 2,334 kg of papaya leaves, 3,355 kg of potato leaves, 713 kg of invasive Trumpet wood shoots, corresponding to 159 trees hand cut; 940,895 XAF (1,436 EUR) paid directly to the local community association this month; 7,090,725 XAF (10,826 EUR) contributed to alleviate poverty in 2018.
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September 2018 objectives: □ Continue with the ongoing programme
9. Conservation ecotourism □ Continued with the ongoing activities
September 2018 objectives: □ Continue with the ongoing activities
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
□ Vet cares (August 2018): ◌ 13 Primate individuals treated; 1 anaesthesia performed; 30 individuals sampled (1 blood samples for haematology analysis, 34 fecal samples for coprology analysis, 1 exudate sample for microbiology analysis); 1 identification with microchip; 0 minor surgery; 1 laceration repairs; 23 drug therapies: 52% dietary supplements, 22% antibiotics, 9% anti-inflammatories, 9% antiparasitics, 4% insulin injections for diabetic individuals, 4% antifungals, 0% others; 0 health checks; 0 contraception; 1 death: Chimpanzee (1: Madame (subadult female), acute gastrointestinal disorder of unknown origin); 0 euthanasia
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September 2018 objectives: □ Continue with the ongoing activities □ Mandrill: Open access to the densely grassed strip left fallow and rotate □ Vet cares: General health checks: Chimpanzee (3); Contraception: Chimpanzee (3); Microchip identification: None
11. Rehabilitation and release programme Arrival & quarantine □ Rescued 1 Black-hinged terrapin
Behavioural rehabilitation □ Western lowland gorilla: Continued behavioural rehabilitation of Bobga
Social rehabilitation □ Chimpanzee: Continued social rehabilitation of Ngambe (adult female) in the Chimp Nursery with Ghaa (adult male), Chinoise (subadult female)
Release (ecological & environmental rehabilitation) □ Released 4 Vulnerable Home's hinged tortoises and 11 Black-hinged terrapins back into the wild, in partnership with traditional rulers of Bimbia village (Images 11-12)
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Image 11. One of the 4 vulnerable Home’s hinged tortoise released in a safe location under the responsibility of the community of Bimbia
Image 12. From left to right: Chief of Bimbia, Dr Kiyang, our head vet, Killi Matute, our Head of Quarantine, ATeh Wilson, our Head of Edcuation during the release of our rehabilitated reptiles
September 2018 objectives: □ Western lowland gorilla: Continue Bobga's behavioural rehabilitation
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
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September 2018 objectives: □ Continue with above ongoing activities
13. Communication & Visibility □ Digital communication (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter): Overall social media reached was 174,446; total of subscribers raised to 10,697 (+11% since May); Instagram followers grew by 15% this month. □ Website: Continue to add new content and update some out of date content. □ Giving Day for Apes: Built our fundraising page in view of 25 September Giving Day
September 2018 objectives: □ Continue advocating the missions of the LWC within the Central African Conservation Landscape in Cameroon □ Giving Day for Apes: Launch our fundraising campaign
14. Revenues generated □ Entrance fees (August 2018): 535,800XAF (1,495 visitors; 71% adults,29% children) 8000 6000 4000 2000 0
Adult Nationals
Children Nationals
Adult Foreigners
Children Foreigners
Figure 1.Visitor statistics August 2017-August 2018
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