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Limbe Wildlife Centre: May 2021 Cover page: 500 children participated in the LWC School Outreach Event organised to celebrate the end of the academic year 2020-2021 at the Limbe Botanical Garden Published in June 2021 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 February which regulates all forestry, wildlife and fisheries activities
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Accreditations & Awards
In February 2018, the Limbe Wildlife Centre has had its accreditation with the Pan African Sanctuary Alliance (PASA) renewed for another five years. PASA is the largest association of wildlife centres and sanctuaries in Africa, founded by the Limbe Wildlife Centre, along with 6 other primate sanctuaries. Today, PASA includes 23 organizations in 13 countries that demonstrate exceptional commitment and the highest standards of animal welfare and conservation practices, to securing a future for Africa’s primates and their habitat.
In April 2018, the Limbe Wildlife Centre was voted Best Volunteer Abroad Project and chosen to feature in the Tutorful’s Wildlife Conservation editorial along with other prestigious organisations making a notable difference in wildlife conservation worldwide. The LWC gives people the chance to volunteer and assist experienced caregivers with the daily caregiving activities, offering the opportunity for volunteers to the experience of making a meaningful contribution to primate conservation (and all the satisfaction this provides).
In August 2019, the Limbe Wildlife Centre received a 2019 Clark R. Bavin Wildlife Law Enforcement Award at the Conference of the Parties of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Geneva, Switzerland, in recognition of the remarkable efforts the LWC has made to help combat wildlife crime.
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ACCREDITATIONS & AWARDS FOREWORD OUR PRIORITY FINANCIAL NEEDS EMERGENCY FUND MAY 2021 HIGHLIGHTS LWC’s SPECIAL HIGHTLIGHT
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ACHIEVEMENTS MAY 2021 & OBJECTIVES May 2021 1. Pandrillus-GoC Partnership & Public Relations 2. Population management & Animal welfare 3. Wildlife rescue, rehabilitation and release programme 4. Infrastructures and development| Material & Equipment 5. Community Conservation, Environmental education & Ecotourism 6. Wildlife conservation research & Health monitoring 7. Capacity building, staff empowerment & Mentorship 8. Communication & Visibility 9. Revenues generated
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Foreword
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | PROJECT MANAGER Of men and monkeys
Dear Friends and Supporters, Like sun rays brightening the end of the dry season as well as the school year, May was marked by several joyful events touching people as much as the LWC primates. The month started with the celebration of Labor Day on the 1st of May, which was the perfect occasion to thank and reward the best workers of the Centre for their efforts and commitment. No one was forgotten, thanks to the distribution of printed tshirts that are always worn proudly by the staff, which carry the core idea of LWC #ProtectWildlife.
To mirror this festivity for adults, the children participating in the LWC Outreach Programme were also celebrated and rewarded with an event organised at the Limbe Botanical Garden. In association with the cultural centre Da Nzimbistic, and partners African Marine Mammals Conservation Organisation (AMMCO), the LWC made sure to combine entertainment, traditions and conservation messages, all in one great outdoor afternoon. Seven schools were represented that day, reaching close to 500 children, who took as much pride in presenting prepared choreographies, as receiving their education certificate. Such joyful gathering
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aims to deepen the positive feeling of this new generation toward the conservation concepts they have been sensitized to throughout the year and the work of the LWC. It will indeed take both education and personal implication to achieve the end of illegal pet possession that is still occurring in the city. As a blatant example of this ongoing practice, an infant Preuss monkey was voluntarily deposited at the Centre this month, by a civilian who felt overwhelmed by the demanding behaviour of the 8 weeks old orphan. Classified endangered by the IUCN red list, wild Preuss' monkey (Allochrocebus preussi) roam in a limited range within Cameroon, Bioko island in Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria. There is currently no known Preuss monkey in captivity (Muea, our last individual of the species and last known representatives of the species in captivity in the woirld, died in 2019 aged of 20), making this a more complex than usual, as there is not much available information on the rehabilitation of these animals. Fortunatley, the LWC has very talented and experience staff that will adjust to the behaviour of this very unique species that differs form the other guenon species by several morphological, ecological and behavioural characteristics. Luckily, he arrived in good health. Camfor (his given name, meaning “Welcome” in one of the many local dialects) has been doing very well and his rehabilitate has started to enable him gain te necessary behavioural
and social skills to be rapidely integrated into a group of guenon once weaned. In this domain, the Centre showed successful results this month with the effective integration of female adult Mona monkey Edogue into her new group, as well as the reunification of the entire mandrill's population, of whom two males, Nimbus and Malengo, were isolated due to injuries. Such population management requires patience, group dynamics knowledge and careful observation for each new inmate to avoid unnecessary stress, serious wounds and group instability. Finally, regarding infrastructure progresses, the council excavator finally finished its work in the Centre. Its goal was to broaden the river beds surrounding Chimpanzee Island and the Guenon section in the prevision of the rainy season to avoid massive flooding. However, the bulldozer also hit several structures in the process, bending the poles of the aviary, overturning fences and trees as well as weakening the bridge to Chimp Island, the damages are not without consequences to the safety of the staff and animals. A cost to repair that the government of Cameroon must look at to to prevent further degradations, along with the repairs for the protective wall, as the rainy season is getting closer. Because several engagement of the government have not been met, this month, our management team and the
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conservator met with the senior MINFOF staff in yaounde, including the Director of Wildlife and Protected Areas, responsible for the oversight of all activities in all protected areas in the country, including the Limbe Zoological Garden where the education and conservation project of the Limbe Wildlife centre has been run in partnership with Pandrillus since 1993. We are now expecting actions from the
Ministry to help solve some long lasting issues. While the rains are settling progressively in Limbe, I sincerely hope that wherever you are, the incoming summer brings along a intermission in the sanitary restrictions of your country, making your life and works sunnier and more enjoyable.
Stay safe and healthy! Peggy Motsch Project Manager
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Our priority financial needs 1. Help us protect our rescued animals during COVID-19! We must boost the immunity of 14 critically endangered gorillas, 43 endangered chimps, and 75 endangered Drills and upgrade biosecurity measures vs. COVID-19. 90000
COVID-19 updates in Cameroon The number of confirmed cases reaching close to 80,000, with a constant increase of the number of new cases detected throughout
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Cameroon (source: MINSANTE)
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2. Splitting the large gorilla enclosure To enable our gorillas to enjoy an enriched outdoor every day, take part in this amazing project and help us divide and re-enrich the largest enclosure with climbing structures and shelter to rest, hide and play. Needed: €3,000
RE-ENRICH THE GORILLAS ENCLOSURE HERE!
3. Construct new enclosures for our Guenons and Mangabeys! Our Mona monkey and Red-capped Mangabeys have reached maximum capacity, therefore they need more space, to increase group cohesion and individual well-being. Goal: €11,000
INCREASE THEIR LIVING SPACE NOW! Contact info@limbewildlife.org to know more
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Emergency Funds The only car of LWC is in dire need of repair and maintenance. Used daily for people transportation, Community Green project and heavy construction material pick-up, the LWC 4x4 ages quickly on the poor roads of the city. The cost for repair has been estimated to be 3.200.00 FCFA (4.885€). Without the vehicle, many of our projects, particularly construction and the Green project will be disrupted. Our project car is vital for the Green project to ensure that the natural and nutrient rich food source bought directly to the local community is provided both timely and regularly to feed our 250 animals and keep keep them strong, fit and healthy. Furthermore, our construction team is in the midst of a few very important projects which cannot afford to be put on halt. The vehicle is essential to transport the necessary material. Construction alreaty puts a stress on our animals, and therefore we cannot afford delaying the work.
DONATE $5 OR MORE TODAY TO Help the Centre to repair our only vehicle
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May 2021 Highlights
□ Meeting with MINFOF in Yaoundé □ Publication of the 2 years report on African Grey Parrots □ Revealed the best workers of the Limbe Wildlife Centre for 2020 and first 3-months of 2021 □ Completed the integration of Edogue (female adult mona monkey) □ Completed the re-integration of Nimbus (adult male mandrill) □ Rescued 1 infant male Preuss monkey □ School outreach Final event: +500 kids of 7 schools participated in the dancing, singing and gaming activities run at the Limbe Botanical Garden in partnership with the MINFOF, Da Nzimbistic Cultural center and AMMCO □ Organised the first 4-classes of training in First Aid Emergency Care - 10 -
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From October 2020 to May 2021, Yvette Sokoudjou and Wilson Ateh carried out the LWC School Outreach Programme in six different schools of Limbe. Every Wednesday and Friday morning, the two employees gave 30 to 45min lesson to pupils from 8 to 13 years old. Those interventions in the partner schools allowed the introduction of basic environmental knowledge and sensitized close to 950 children. The context of this school year, as the opening of both the Saturday’s Nature Club and the Centre itself are still prohibited, it was of first importance to keep sharing conservation-related information with the young generation. 15 topics were studied, ranging from the concept of ecosystems and the food web, to the impact of Man on its environment, with an important focus on primates and endangered species. “This year went really well with the kids. I will be missing them during the summer. I love teaching: the children give me the feeling that a new generation is coming up after us to protect wildlife. I see them like future ambassadors. It’s great to witness how smart they are after evaluating them on their new knowledge.” comments Wilson, head of Education and keeper at the Centre.
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Achievements May 2021 & Objectives June 2021 1. Pandrillus-GoC Partnership & Public Relations Funders □ None Ongoing activities □ Meeting with MINFOF in Yaoundé: Working session about the difficulties of the LWC during this critical period of the pandemic, with various representatives of MINFOF from the South-West Region, chaired by the Director of Wildlife and Protected Areas. □ Visited the research station of African Marine Mammals Conservation Organisation (AMMCO) in Dizangue, on the shore of Ossa Lake (Image 1) □ Received AMMCO team at the LWC for a meeting to build the basis of a future partnership (Image 2) □ Publication of the 2 years report on African Grey Parrots: all our achievements since 2019 and our long term strategy for the next years! □ Revealed the 2020 best workers of the Limbe Wildlife Centre (Image 3) 1st best worker: Killi Matute Stephen, Head of Quarantine, started in 2002: for his hard work all along the year of 2020 with taking care of more than 400 African Grey Parrots, he played a vital role in the release of 125 back to the wild. He leads perfectly the New National programme of rescue, rehabilitation and Release of AGP. 2nd best worker: Aforlica Vallarine Njiyang, Construction Manager, started in 2011: with his leadership, deliverability and reliability, he always succeeds to finish all of the construction teams project, to keep the animal safe and maximise their well being during the building and maintenance of the infrastructure. 3rd best worker: Victor Veseke Njonje, Pandrillus Field Operation Assistant Manager and Chimp Head caretaker, started in 1986: for his dedication, rigour and indefectibility
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available and does the maximum to take care of animals, especially the AGP, always showing his dedication to the work.
Image 1. Aristide TAKOUKAM KAMLA (in the middle), president and founder of AMMCO, invited a small LWC delegation to visit their facilities and research area in Dizangue, near Edea. A boat tour was organised on lake Ossa in the hope of seeing traces of manatees, their flag species.
Image 2. The representatives of AMMCO and LWC gathered this month to list the projects in which the two organisations could work hand in hand regarding sensitization and environmental education. Among others, participation in the Outreach Programme and collaboration for new billboards have been mentioned.
Image 3. From left to right: Benson Njamagang, Killi Matute Stephen, Aforlica Vallarine Njiyang and Victor Veseke Njonje, the 4 best workers of 2020. June 2021 objectives □ Validate internal rules and regulations (pending) □ Review the proposal of the national strategy to rehabilitate and release the African grey parrots (pending)
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2. Population management & Animal welfare Funders
Ongoing activities □ Maintained frequency and diversity of enrichments in each section Specific activities □ Mona monkey: Completed the integration of Edogue (adult female) mona monkey in Mantum group (Image 4-5) □ Mandrills: Completed the re-integration of Nimbus (adult male) into the mandrill Group (Images 6-7) □ Western Lowland Gorilla: Started physiotherapy with female gorilla Twiggs focusing on her disabled right arm (Images 8-9) □ Vet cares (May 2021): o Boosting primate immune systems during Covid-19: providing on daily basis vitamins, plants infusion, extra protein and other nutritional enrichment to all primates o Primates: 165 individuals treated; 4 anaesthesia performed; 10 individuals sampled (2 blood sample for haematology analysis, 2 blood sample for biochemistry analysis, 10 faecal samples for coprology analysis, 2 Tracheal swab for microbiology analysis); 0 contraception; 0 identification with a microchip; 0 laceration repairs; 81 drug therapies: 86% dietary supplements, 5% expectorant, 3% antibiotics, 3% anti-inflammatories, 2% others, 1% topical disinfectant; 1 death: Yanto, (adult male drill, cancerous growth into vital organs) (Image 10-13) o African grey parrots: 22 general health checks; 0 health checks before release; 0 transferrals to the soft-release aviary, 7 transferrals to the rehabilitation aviary; 7 individuals received extra care and nutritional supplement to boost feather regrowth; 0 deaths
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Image 4. Female mona monkey Edogue is gently grooming the back of the dominant male Mantum during their first encounter. Acceptance from Mantum of this newcomer eased Edogues integration into the group.
Image 5. Edogue (top left) enjoying foraging during enrichment time with her fellow mates, Mezam (top right), JK (down right) and of course Mantum (down left). Everybody has accepted her very well!
Image 6. Male mandrill Nimbus (right) is looking for the best browse next to female Malaïka (left). He was released back into the enclosure with his 8 fellow mates after 1 year isolated to repair a broken back leg. The reintegration went smoothly and he quickly gained the upper hand over Ndolo the dominant male who was beginning to lose in rank due to his old age.
Image 7. Eventually, after a few fights throughout the year that Nimbus was locked up, Malengo (adult male on the right) submitted to his rival Nimbus (on the left), the tension eased and the group found a new balance where everyone can enjoy the outdoor enclosure.
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Image 8. Under the supervision of the head of the gorilla section, Jonathan KANG, veterinarian volunteer Ayrin PIEPHOH started physiotherapy sessions with female gorilla Twiggs, to increase the use of her disabled arm. Twiggs’ right limb has been crippled when she was caught by poachers as a baby. Since, she held it near her body instead of walking with it, resulting in muscle atrophy.
Image 9. Using positive reinforcement with nuts, and a clicker to create a Pavlovian reflex, Ayrin encourages Twiggs to move her right shoulder and arm by herself. For the physiotherapy to be progressive, a first step is to place Twiggs’ right hand on her left arm while she is using it to eat, inducing gentle stretching of her crippled arm’s muscles.
Image 10. Dr John KIYANG checked the Image 11. Veterinarian assistant, Tana constants and the general condition of OSSOMBA, proceeded to do 3 tuberculosis male chimpanzee Carlos during his health tests during Carlos health check. check.
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Image 12. The male baby Preuss monkey Camfor, which means “Welcome” in Yamba, received his first health check 2 weeks after his arrival. He is strong and healthy!
Image 13. After checking his general health condition, which appears to be perfectly adequate, the vet team took the time to measure key features in the baby to be able to monitor his growth in the coming months.
June 2021 objectives: □ Continue with the ongoing activities □ African grey parrots: Continue to provide special care for the last individuals with difficulties improving their body conditions □ Vet cares: 2nd quarantine health check: Preuss monkey (1), Contraception: Drills (3), Chimpanzees (3)
3. Wildlife rescue, rehabilitation and release programme Funders
Arrival & quarantine □ 1 infant male Preuss monkey (Allochrocebus preussi) (Image 14)
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Behavioural rehabilitation □ Preuss Monkey: New arrival started behavioural rehabilitation (Image 15) Social rehabilitation □ African grey parrot: Continued to maintain the care and enrichment to the 37 African grey parrots in the large aviary Release (ecological & environmental rehabilitation) □ None
Image 14. Head of quarantine Killi MATUTE, is part of two persons caring for the newly rescued baby Preuss monkey. Three-times a day, a keeper spends 1h30 in a large cage with the baby to feed him special milk and bananas and to stimulate curiosity, foraging behaviour and play, and restore health and behaviour.
Image 15. Rehabilitation of the baby Preuss monkey includes also natural structural enrichment. Branches and a floor covered with leaves mimic a natural environment, where the baby can climb, jump, forage, and handle twigs, thus acquiring strength, balance and coordination, under the reassuring supervision of his keeper.
June 2021 objectives: □ Continue the ongoing rehabilitation activities □ Drills: Complete the integration of juvenile male Mbigou into the group □ Preuss Monkey: Continue the behavioural rehabilitation process
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4.Infrastructures and development| Material & Equipment Funders
Activities □ Western lowland gorilla: Completion of the maintenance of the Gorilla Group 2 night dens (Images 16-27) □ Quarantine: Installed rope in Tikar and Ntui den for the enrichment and replaced old palm roof on the main building (Images 28-30) □ Raffia palm-mat roof: Maintenance of all roofs made with raffia palm-mat before the rainy season (Image 31) □ Duiker enclosure: Started the refurbishing of the duiker enclosure (Images 32-35) □ General: Damages induced by the heavy night storm of the 31st of May (Images 3639) □ LWC Rivers: Cleaning of both streams inside the centre to reduce flooding on our island (Image 40)
Image 16. View of some damaged pipe Image 17. View of damaged drinking caused by corrosion. point.
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Image 18. Cutting out the broken metal pipe.
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Image 19. Removed broken metal pipe.
Image 20. Scrubbing and first layer of Image 21. Crafting metal board for the pain of the rods. drinking point.
Image 22. Repairing drinking point.
Image 23. View of the repaired drinking point.
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painting Image 25. Preparation for new rod mesh platform.
Image 26. View of finished rod mesh Image 27. Final view of the maintenance. metal platform.
Image 28. Installing enrichment rope in Image 29. Securing the hanging of the the Quarantine den of Tikar and Ntui. rope to resist the weight and swing of the two chimpanzees Tikar and Ntui.
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Image 30. Final view of the enrichment Image 31. Replacement of old raffia rope in the Quarantine den. palm mat to avoid leakage through the Quarantine roof.
Image 32. State of the old duiker fence as Image 33. A solid line of blocks was used the bamboo were falling and the poles at the base of the new duiker fence to rotting. avoid escape by digging from the civet.
Image 34. Preparing and cutting bamboo Image 35. View of ongoing installation of for the duiker fence. the duiker fence.
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Image 36. Branches fell on the electric Image 37. A heavy branch fell on the fence of the drill enclosure, bending it python den during the storm, weakening seriously. the roof.
Image 38. The chimpanzee Rehabilitation Image 39. The roof of the Rehabilitation Enclosure was affected by big fallen Enclosure night den was covered in branches, fortunately without damage. heavy fallen branches after the storm.
Image 40 a&b. All the elephant stock in the river blocked the water of the stream and created flooding. The Front head loader cleaning both sides and opened the stream as much as possible to reduce flooding and protect animals and infrastructures during the rainy season
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June 2021 objectives □ Maintenance of the Damage due to the heavy storm □ Complete maintenance of the Duikers enclosure □ Start maintenance of all the Guenons infrastructure
5. Community Conservation, Environmental education & Ecotourism Funders
Activities □ School outreach programme: Ended the 2020-2021 programme: 6 schools, 22 classes and 908 school children; monthly efforts: 0 men.hours □ School outreach Final event: The outreach programme successfully ended with a graduation and certificate award ceremony to primary and secondary school students on Saturday 29th May 2021 at the Limbe Botanical Garden, in partnership with the MINFOF, Da Nzimbistic Cultural Centre and AMMCO(Images 41-48). □ Saturday Nature Club: Postponed the 2020-2021 Nature Club □ Art4Nature: Continued to produce a series of animated videos, billboards, posters, and radio podcasts to promote forest ecosystem preservation. □ Green project: 54 community members benefited from the Community-based Green Economy; 15 ex-hunter members sustainably harvesting wild herbaceous plants: 799.5 kg of Aframomum stems and 219 kg of Costus stems; 39 women members harvesting crop by-product: 865 kg of cassava leaves, 5,908 kg of papaya leaves, 2,864 kg of potato leaves, 184 kg of invasive Trumpet wood shoots, corresponding to 41 trees hand-cut; 1,109,910 FCFA (€1,695) paid directly to the
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local community association this month; 4,738,660 FCFA (€7,235) contributed to alleviate local poverty in 2021.
Image 41. The School Outreach Programme Event took place at the Jungle Village inside the Limbe Botanical Garden, an ideal place to gather close to 500 children outside while having a stage and seats. Students from the six different schools (GBHS Limbe, PNEU, Ibolyka, PS Bota, Spring of wisdom and SONARA) were present.
Image 42. The occasion started at 10:00 am and ended at 2:30 pm. The event was opened with a small speech of Wilson Ateh, head of education, thanking the children for their investment in the LWC environmental classes.
Image 43. Classes were invited to perform a short presentation of their choice in front of the others. Most of them executed group dance, modern and traditional, to the delight of the crowd.
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Image 44. The winner of the 2020 edition “Limbe Got Talent” came as a special guest invited by Da Nzimbistic to sing her success song in front of the children.
Image 45. A musical chairs game was organised on stage, and a boy and a girl from each school came to compete for fun.
Image 46 a&b. T-shirts offered by AMMCO, promoting the protection of rays and sharks were handed over by Cedrick FOGWAN, representative of the NGO in Limbe, to reward the 5 best students of each class that attended the LWC Outreach Programme in 2021.
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Image 47 a&b. Toward the end of the event, snacks and sodas were distributed by the LWC staff to all the children before they went to retrieve their certificate of participation in the Outreach programme.
Image 48 a&b. The girl team of the LWC (Left to right: Yvette Sokoudjou, Judith Kum, Brenda Akawung and Queen Taku) organised a flash mob at the end of the event to share a special moment with the kids and enjoyed dancing all together! It may become the LWC dance! June 2021 objectives □ Continue with ongoing programs
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6. Wildlife conservation research & Health monitoring Funders □ None Ongoing activities □ Recovery monitoring of the rescued endangered African grey parrots: Continued to collect data during health checks and through direct observation □ Monitoring the soft-release of endangered African grey parrot: Continued the collection of daily data on the parrot movement and use of the environment □ Establishing Haematological Reference Values for the endangered Drill: Continued to build the dataset of haematological data extracted from 18 years of analysis (2002-2019), corresponding to 199 samples, and including a total
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haematological parameters. Achieved activities □ None
June 2021 objectives □ Continue with the above ongoing activities
7. Capacity building, staff empowerment & Mentorship □ Training: Organised the first 4-classes training of the LWC staff in First Aid Emergency Care (Images 49-50) □ Designated the 3 best workers of the Limbe Wildlife Centre and 3 motivated workers for the first trimester 2021 (Image 51)
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Image 49. Two volunteers presented several lifesaving technics to a group of employees in case of emergency. Over 4 sessions of 2h, first aid methods regarding cardiac arrest, choking, burning, and other accidents were reviewed.
Image 50. After a short theoretical presentation and step by step explanation, the staff practised the lesson learnt during the day. In the picture, head of education Wilson ATEH is demonstrating a Cardio-Pulmonary Reanimation massage on Babila TAFOM.
Image 51. The best & promising employees of 2020 & 2021 with the Project manager. Q3 2020
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Benson NJAMANGONG, Assitant Head of Quarantine
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Brenda AKAWUNG, Animal Keeper
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Leonard GEH, Construction Worker
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Peggy MOTSCH, LWC Manager Simon NGAH, Animal Keeper
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Killi Matute Stephen, Head of Quarantine
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Emmanuel AKIH, Lab Technician (not on the picture)
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Vallarine AFORLICA, Construction Manager
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June 2021 objectives □ Continue with the above ongoing activities □ Staff workshop: Presentation of the project to splitting gorilla enclosure by Vallarine Aforlica, Head of Construction (postponed)
8. Communication & Visibility □ Digital communication (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter): The LWC YouTube channel has shown great improvement this month with a 52.9% increase in reach and 68.2% in views. Overall across all four platforms, we gained a total of 267 followers, adding to a total of 28,921 supporters. June 2021 objectives: □ Continue advocating the missions of the LWC within the Central African Conservation Landscape in Cameroon
9. Revenues generated □ Entrance fees (May 2021): FCFA 0 (0 visitors; 0% children, 0% Cameroonians) due to the closure of the Limbe Wildlife Centre to visitors 4000 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 May-20 Jun-20
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