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Limbe Wildlife Centre: March 2019 by Guillaume LE FLOHIC Manager (Limbe Wildlife Centre) & Country Director (Pandrillus Cameroon)
Published in April 2019 Limbe Wildlife Centre, P.O. Box 878, Limbe, Republic of Cameroon
Limbe Wildlife Centre is a collaborative effort between the 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 April which regulates all forestry, wildlife and fisheries activities
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FOREWORD MARCH 2019 HIGHLIGHTS ACHIEVEMENTS MARCH 2019 & OBJECTIVES APRIL 2019 1. Pandrillus-GoC Partnership| Public Relations| Project Management 2. Infrastructures and development 3. Material & Equipment 4. Capacity building 5. Conservation and Environmental Education 6. Constituency for conservation 7. Conservation ecotourism 8. Management of animal population and well-being 9. Rehabilitation and release programme 10. Research, Monitoring & Health Safety rules 11. Communication & Visibility 12. Revenues generated
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Foreword
Dear Friends and Supporters, In March our current projects have continued just as planned. Our ethologist has continued to collect behavioural data on our 4 groups from 6 am to 6.30 pm, corresponding to 10 hours of observation 5.5 days per week using Cybertracker software. The study will stretch to mid-July and the results will be used as a decision-making tool for improving the enclosure development and enrichment. In the next few weeks, we will proceed to several changes in the groups and compare between the two periods (p. 16). Similarly, our construction team has maintained its constant efforts: the chimpanzee Island night cages were all fully renovated and re-enriched, the Mainland Chimp overhang was maintained, last visual obstacles were finally set in the Drill enclosure and some smaller works did... (p. 7-9)
The Education team also organised the fourth session of the Batoke Family Nature Club to address the issues of water pollution (p. 12). Later this month, the Pandrillus management team travelled to Yaounde to attend the Pan African Sanctuary Alliance (PASA) Veterinary Workshop, that put all the PASA Primate sanctuary vets together to discuss specific medical issues and share experience (p. 11). The workshop was organised by our PASA partner in Cameroon Ape Action Africa. This meeting was also the opportunity to check the last details of the preparation of Bobga's transfer to Ape Action Africa, Mefou Park, and of the reception of two females Patas monkeys who will integrate our savannah-dwelling guenon enclosure. We worked closely with the Regional Delegation of Forestry and Wildlife, SWR and the interim conservator of the Limbe
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Zoological Garden to facilitate and assist in the process to obtain all necessary official documents on time. The operation was scheduled for the first week of April. At last, I travelled to Yaounde to attend several meetings with various stakeholders in view of increasing incountry support to Pandrillus missions and with Ministry officers in order to present the strategy of Pandrillus for the future years to further (p. 7). Pandrillus is committed to supporting the sustainable development goals of Cameroon by
continuing to promote animal welfare thanks to high profile research and best practices in animal care, and to support the local community, and especially women, through conducting conservation education and sponsoring green business initiatives. I also expressed Pandrillus commitment to developing new projects for the benefit of Cameroonian biodiversity conservation through further capacity building and awareness efforts. Thank you for your unfailing support,
With very best wishes,
Limbe, 07 April 2019
Guillaume LE FLOHIC LWC Manager, Pandrillus Foundation
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March 2019 Highlights
□ The Pandrillus Country Director held a series of meetings in Yaoundé □ Chimp Island: Completed the renovation & enrichment of the night cages □ Drill: Completed the renovation and enrichment of the enclosure □ Batoke’s Family Nature Club: Organised the fourth session on the on water pollution
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Achievements March 2019 & Objectives April 2019 1. Pandrillus-GoC Partnership| Public Relations| Project Management □ The Pandrillus Country Director hold a series of meetings in Yaoundé to explain the future activities of Pandrillus to assist and support the national goals for the sustainable development of Cameroon through capacity building of public services and further education and awareness efforts, 28-30 March □ Published the 2019 work plan □ Drafted the 2019-2025 Pandrillus Strategic Plan for supporting national efforts for the sustainable development of Cameroon
April 2019 objectives: □ Validate internal rules and regulations □ Complete Individual performance review
2. Infrastructures and development □ Completed the maintenance of the Chimp Island night cages: Sitting upswing rope and hammock, new foot baths and pathway maintenance (Images 1-5) □ Installed wire mesh to the Chimpanzee Island enclosure to prevent further escapes (Image 4): □ Maintained the Chimpanzee Mainland overhang: Scribbling cleaning and painting of metal plate (Mac overhang) (Images 5-8): □ Completed the renovation and enrichment of the Drill enclosure: Visual obstacle and bamboo screen sitting up (Images 9-11): □ Maintenance work at Pandrillus office
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Image 1a&b. Sitting upswing rope and hammock at the second section of the satellite cage in the Chimp Island night cages.
Image 2. Renovation of the foot bath to Image 3. Concrete maintenance on the the corridor of the Chimp Island night pathway to the Chimp Island night cages. cages
Image 4. As we have experience recent Image 5. Area of the Chimp Mainland escapes, we installed additional wire mesh overhang that requires maintenance. protection on the satellite cage side in the Chimp Island enclosure.
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Image 6. Scrubbing of the metal plate of Image 7. Painting of the first layer with the Chimp Mainland overhang. antirust paint on the Chimp Mainland overhang.
Image 8. Final view of the maintained Image 9. Linking the rope from the Chimp Mainland overhang. climbing structure to the metal tree in the Drill enclosure.
Image 10. Concreting of the visual Image 11. Bamboo sitting up within the obstacle framework in the Drill enclosure. visual obstacles in the Drill enclosure.
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April 2019 objectives: □ Complete the re-enrichment Red-capped mangabey enclosures (pending) □ Start the foundations of the bridge over the second arm of the Limbe River □ Start the foundations of the new African grey parrot aviary
3. Material & Equipment □ Repaired one faulty energiser (Image 12)
Image 12. Energizers are one of the most critical equipment of the Limbe Wildlife Centre: Pandrillus always provides the best material to ensure the animals are safe in a well secured and fully functional electrified enclosure. April 2019 objectives: □ None
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4. Capacity building Ongoing activities □ Professionalised & trained staff, students and volunteers on behavioural (quarantine & stage 1) and social (stage 2) rehabilitation □ Empowered our vet nurse at capturing veterinary records in our database
Specific activities □ Attended the Pan African Sanctuary Alliance (PASA) Veterinary Workshop, 25-30 March, Yaoundé, Cameroon (Image 13)
Image 13. Family picture of all Primate rehabilitation centre representatives and consultants who participated to the PASA Veterinary Workshop in Yaounde. The Driector of Wildlife and Protected Areas, Mr Joseph Lekealem of the Ministry of Forestry and Wildslife(in the middle) honoured the event with his presence and closed the workshop. April 2019 objectives: □ Continue with the above ongoing activities □ Organise monthly staff workshop: How to enhance our enrichment program to improve animal welfare?, by Tana Ossomba Materle Thierry and Fiona La Mendola
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5. Conservation and Environmental Education □ Nature's Club: Continued the 2018-2019 programme: 111 kids registered; monthly effort: 57 children.days NB: due to the security context in March in the South-West regions, the attendance in the Saturday Nature Club was very low
□ School outreach programme: Continued the 2018-2019 programme: 169.8 men.hrs, covering 10 schools, 21 classes, and 1,023 students (Image 14) □ Batoke’s Family Nature Club: Organised the fourth session on the 9th March on water pollution: 16 families, 80 participants (70% females, 18 children between 4 and 17 years old (23%), 68% of community members not involved in the Green Project) (Image 15)
Image 14. Mbakop Betke Armel teaching values of biodiversity and ecosystems and why we should protect them to the schoolchildren at Government Bilingual High School Limbe, 6ème francophone section
Image 15. Our educator Alvin MUMA talk about the different water pollution sources in Cameroun. This discussion with community members was livened up with videos explaining the serious consequences of water pollution.
April 2019 objectives: □ Continue with ongoing programs □ Organise session 5 of the Family Nature Club
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6. Constituency for conservation □ Community-based Green Economy: 15 ex-hunter members sustainably harvesting wild herbaceous plants: 799.5 kg of Aframomum stems and 894 kg of Costus stems; 49 women members harvesting crop by-product: 1,089 kg of cassava leaves, 3,644 kg of papaya leaves, 3,082 kg of potato leaves, 644 kg of invasive Trumpet wood shoots, corresponding to 144 trees hand cut; 1,014,240 XAF (€1,548) paid directly to the local community association this month; 2,566,740 XAF (€3,919) contributed to alleviate poverty in 2019.
April 2019 objectives: □ Continue with the ongoing programme
7. Conservation ecotourism □ Continued with the ongoing activities
April 2019 objectives: □ Continue with the ongoing activities
8. Management of animal population and well-being Ongoing activities □ Maintained frequency and diversity of enrichment in each section □ Chimpanzee: Continued the new positive reinforcement training plan to improve behavioural and social skills of Ngambe (adult female): stimulated social play behaviours with Mayos (adult handicapped female) □ Drill: Continued the reintegration of Jomio (adult male), Ossing (adult female) and their baby back to the group: transfer in satellite cage
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□ Tantalus monkey: Continued re-socialization process of Malende (adult male) in a satellite cage of the savannah-dwelling guenon enclosure in view of future possible re-integration into the group Specific activities □ None
□ Vet cares (March 2019): ◌ 21 Primate individuals treated; 4 anaesthesia performed; 6 individuals sampled (1 blood samples for haematology analysis, 0 blood samples for biochemistry analysis, 7 faecal samples for coprology analysis, 0 exudate sample for microbiology analysis); 0 identification with microchip; 0 minor surgery; 0 laceration repairs; 19 drug therapies: 56% arthritis supplements, 13% dietary supplements, 13% antibiotics, 6% antispasmodic, 6% anti-inflammatories, 6% others, 0% painkillers, 0% antiparasitics; 0 health check; 1 deaths: Patas monkey (1: Diega (adult female, unknown); 0 euthanasia
April 2019 objectives: □ Continue with the ongoing activities □ Chimpanzee: Continue the new positive reinforcement training plan for Ngambe (adult female) □ Tantalus monkey: Continue Malende's (adult male) re-integration process □ Vet cares: General health checks: None; Contraception: None; Microchip identification: None
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9. Rehabilitation and release programme Arrival & quarantine □ Rescued 1 adult Barn owl (Tito alba)
Behavioural rehabilitation □ Western lowland gorilla: Continued behavioural rehabilitation of Bobga in the forest
Social rehabilitation □ None
Release (ecological & environmental rehabilitation) □ Release 1 adult Barn owl (Images 16-17)
Image 16. This adult Barn owl was kept in captivity by a private individual who approached the Limbe Wildlife Centre to release it.
Image 17. After assessing its hunting capacity and body conditions, the Barn owl was reelased in the Limbe Botanical Garden.
April 2019 objectives: □ Western lowland gorilla: Transfer Bobga to Ape Action Africa for further social rehabilitation
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10. Research, Monitoring & Health Safety rules Ongoing activities □ Continued the behavioural study of space use and social relationships in our gorilla’s groups, in partnership with AKONGO | Wildlife connection (www.akongo.fr):
Activity achievement □ None
Data analysis □ None
April 2019 objectives: □ Continue with the above ongoing activities
11. Communication & Visibility □ Digital communication (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter): Overall reach was 102,899. Facebook up this month by 32% with Instagram holding steady and Twitter reach slightly down. Profile views increased by 450%.
April 2019 objectives: □ Continue advocating the missions of the LWC within the Central African Conservation Landscape in Cameroon □ Limbe Wildlife Centre will participate in the 6th edition of the Festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC), Limbe
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12. Revenues generated â–Ą Entrance fees (March 2019): 299,400 XAF (800 visitors; 72% adults, 28% children) 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 Mar-18 Apr-18 May-18 Jun-18
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Figure 1.Visitor statistics March 2018-March 2019
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