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Limbe Wildlife Centre: December 2021 Cover page: Three of the 4 Emblematic Species of the Atlantic Ocean highlighted in the new 2022 #ProtectWildlife campaign Published in January 2022 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 December 2018, the Limbe Wildlife Centre 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 to securing a future for Africa’s primates and their habitat and implement the highest standards of animal welfare and conservation practices. 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 have 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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Content
ACCREDITATIONS & AWARDS FOREWORD WORD FROM THE COUNTRY DIRECTOR OUR PRIORITY FINANCIAL NEEDS EMMERGENCY DECEMBER 2021 HIGHLIGHTS LWC’s SPECIAL HIGHLIGHT
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ACHIEVEMENTS DECEMBER 2021 & OBJECTIVES JANUARY 2022 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 6 years of hardwork, satisfaction and togetherness
Dear Friends and Supporters,
It was therefore the perfect time to pass the leadership to another who, by bringing new energy and set of skills will not only ensure continuity but contribute further to wildlife conservation in Cameroon.
It is with deep emotion that I am writing my last foreword as the Manager of the Limbe Wildlife Centre. After 6 and half years of dedication and hard work, I am proud of where we are today: LWC has grown as a secure, well-functioning and result-oriented project, bridging the gap between animal welfare and conservation. The centre has gained an excellent and growing reputation nationally and internationally, which leaves me safe in the knowledge that our cause will continue to strengthen.
Congratulations to Jerry Aylmer for his new position. I wish you the best of luck in leading the LWC to achieve more key conservation goals, to keep improving our standards and to strive for new targets. I will keep supporting Jerry onsite until mid-February during a 2 and half month transition period and will then remain, amongst all of you, a staunch and everlasting supporter of the LWC.
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But back to work! December was a very exciting month, and what better way to end both a year and the experience of a lifetime?
400 kids from town to Downbeach Limbe. The event, organized on a Saturday, served to not only engage the children but also unite tourists and local business owners in a collective effort to improve Limbe’s attractiveness by reducing pollution. In order to raise awareness in town, we, in partnership with the African Marine Mammal Conservation Organization, designed a series of posters to be displayed at several hotspots in Limbe.
Firstly, we are extremely happy and proud that the two groups of gorillas can now use the newly split and re-enriched enclosure together without any behavioural or security issues. This is the result of years of work recomposing groups, maintaining the enclosure and night dens, and conducting behavioural monitoring. All of this has had the goal of designing (despite limited space and resources) the best possible environment for the resident gorillas, and it’s paid off! Our next step is crucial: we intend to get government backing for a conserved piece of forest for the gorillas. This would allow a group (or two) to live semi-free in natural forest enclosures and would have a substantial impact on their overall welfare.
The cost of unsustainable and illegal human activities is unfortunately relentlessly having a toll on the environment and animals. This month alone we rescued 15 African grey parrots, in very poor condition, which were immediately integrated into our rehabilitation programme. We also rescued one white-bellied Pangolin, whom we transferred as soon as possible to the Tikki Hywood Foundation in Mefou, Central Region for specialized care and rehabilitation.
That would be an amazing story to tell in the newly inaugurated and World's First Not-For-Profit Streaming Platform ECOFLIX (https://ecoflix.com). We’re delighted that Limbe Wildlife Centre has teamed up with the platform to help promote animal welfare and wildlife conservation. We are honoured to be part of this promising and extremely useful project.
In December we also conducted several projects to simultaneously provide our animals with much-needed privacy and to make the LWC more appealing to visitors. We’re delighted with the results. After another month’s hard work, it was about time for us all as a family to celebrate Christmas. We had a fantastic day with the whole LWC team and their families. Benitting my overall experience of the LWC, the day was full of fun, but also full of community spirit. Throughout my
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time here, I’ve found that people not only care for one another, but never stop learning from each other. Hopefully, this collective sense of care and responsibility for our cause has shined through on these monthly reports and the immense amount that we have achieved over the last six years. I have every faith that the LWC will continue to grow and thrive as it enters a new era!
Thank you all, as ever, for your unfailing support. We wish for you all to stay healthy, warm, and safe.
Peggy Motsch Project Manager
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WORD FROM THE COUNTRY DIRECTOR In my capacity of the Pandrillus Country having operated for the past 6 years in Cameroon, I am honoured to be allowed to express my gratitude to all LWC’s staff, volunteers, supporters and friends and look back with pride to what I have contributed to help the project achieve.
result, the total annual budget also climbed, from 240,000 USD in 2015 to more than 350,000 USD before COVID19. The COVID-19 pandemic, along with the Anglophone crisis strongly affected our fundraising capacities, and yet we are glad we maintained our incomes to more than 250,000 USD in 2020 and in 2021. In this period, the LWC has been consolidated and developed to a more than ever internationally recognised organisation with increased animal welfare standards and conservation impacts.
From late 2015 to now, the number of individual donors increased from less than 60 to more than 400 and brought our revenues from less than 10,000 EUR to more than 50,000 EUR!, hence providing the highest level of sustainability and financial security to the project, which remains the most critical challenge to overcome. As a
Thanks to all our growing number of wonderful and trustful institutional and
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individual donors, our team has been able to deliver major original and creative projects: I can name the Art4Nature programme, the ProtectWildlife campaign, each of the many successful gorilla and chimpanzee integrations, the splitting of the gorilla enclosure, the building of the special care section for disabled chimpanzees, the redevelopment of the medical complex, the building of the drill metal tree, the African grey parrot rehabilitation and soft release aviaries, the construction of a bridge over the second arm of the Limbe river, providing access to the farmland where the compost area was created, among others. We have always prioritized the welfare of the animals, convenience and facilities for animal care staff and aesthetic and practicality for tourists and visitors. Meanwhile, we have constantly been looking for new creative ways to reach out and encourage Cameroonians to become the driving force of the change of minds and behaviours towards nature that is much needed in this amazingly rich country. By doing so, Pandrillus fulfilled its mission to support the government of Cameroon to protect wildlife while raising awareness and educating the public. But we went beyond that and our education efforts diversified and integration within the national conservation context increased. I am proud to leave a functioning, stable and promising project.
Yet, more work needs to be done if Pandrillus is to maintain or increase its conservation impact; and that is a lifetime challenge for the next Manager we are glad to welcome this month before he takes over on 1st January 2022. The experience as Pandrillus Country Director and LWC Manager were very enriching. It can be hard and frustrating at the time, but it always brings a lot more satisfaction. It was extremely rewarding to lead and collaborate with a knowledgeable and highly experienced team that demonstrates every day its talent, willingness to improve, communicates, shares ideas and stands as one in difficulties. There is strong humanity in the ties that bind each team member and this makes the LWC a unique place to work: we are all together, we understand each other’s and we do our utmost for the animals; this spirit is what’s make the LWC a strong project and these need to be maintained at all cost. Thank you to Peggy Motsch for her tremendous work, unmatched dedication and unique capacities running the Limbe Wildlife Centre for the past 3 years as the LWC Manager and animal care and rehabilitation expert. After more than one and a half years of looking for a new manager for the LWC, we are glad Jerry Aylmer was appointed. He will progressively learn how to run the Limbe Wildlife Centre throughout a transition period, so he will be in the
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capacity to ensure continuity and stability for the project: staff, animals, partners and donors alike. Challenges also arise daily (all volunteers, donors and employees that join us in Limbe even just for a little while in the 1990’ or 2020’ know what I mean!) and each of these challenges can become a threat that needs to be addressed. Nothing is ever gained forever and the successive management teams have constantly had to fight to maintain what has sometimes been gained through strong perseverance and hard work. With support from the Pandrillus Directorate, founders Peter Jenkins & Liza Gadsby and Vet director Felix Lankester, I am confident that Jerry will be up to the task; our mission, started close to 30 years ago (celebration in 2023!), is more needed than ever and must continue. Best of luck to Jerry on this exciting adventure!
I ll gladly keep sharing my experience and expertise on biodiversity conservation, wildlife rehabilitation and programme management, but in the meantime, I will remain, amongst you all, one of the most dedicated friends and supporters of the LWC. Thank you to all who I have had the chance to cross the route in the past few years for being part of this great journey and thank you to all donors for your trust in my leading skills: it was an honour and a true joy. Sincerely yours,
Guillaume Le Flohic 2015-2021 Country Director
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Our priority financial needs 1. Help us protect our rescued animals during COVID-19! 120000
COVID-19 updates in Cameroon The number of confirmed cases reaching more than 109,367, with a marked increase in number of new cases detected throughout December (Monthly increase: +2%).
100000 80000 60000 40000 20000
The virus still circulates in the community and caution is still required
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DONATE NOW TO PROTECT THEM FROM COVID-19! We must continue to boost the immunity of 14 critically endangered gorillas, 41 endangered chimps, and 65 endangered Drills and maintain biosecurity measures vs. COVID-19.
2. 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! 3. Post release monitoring for the African greys parrots! Design, test, and validate a postrelease monitoring method using GPS tags and start studying released birds’ habitat and space use. Goal: €10,000
INCREASE CONSERVATION EFFORTS!
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Contact info@limbewildlife.org to know more
NEW PUTTY-NOSED MONKEY ENCLOSURE! Today we are counting on your support to help our Putty Nosed Monkeys! Recently, tensions within the group have increased and led to serious fights among the individuals. The older male, Zulu, with support from the dominant females, has indeed been submitting young male, Tanyi, his challenger. However, this has resulted in wounds and it occured, after thorough observations, that we urgently need to increase the space and re-enrich and diversify the enclosure to reduce tensions. That will result in improving every individual's welfare and the group will also have access to a larger grassy area, hence contributing to stimulating natural foraging and feeding behaviours. The emergency funds required to build and enrich this new enclosure is $2,600. Thanks to the last Giving Tuesday, we already received $700 from generous donors. Please make a life-changing donation for the putty-nosed monkeys and help us raise the remaining $1,900 !
DONATE $5 OR MORE TODAY TO HELP OUR PUTTY-NOSED MONKEYS !! SUPPORT OUR PUTTY NOSED MONKEY
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December 2021 Highlights
□ Finished the introduction of senescent female chimpanzee, Suzanne □ Two groups of gorillas can now use the newly split and re-enriched enclosure together □ 1 baby white-bellied pangolin rescued and transferred to Tikki Hywood Foundation □ 15 African grey parrots rescued □ Complete the introduction of juvenile preuss monkey, Camfor □ Installed new bamboo fence along the visitor path □ LWC organised the second Beach Clean Up □ Organised a Christmas party for the children of the staff of the LWC □ Designed of 4 new billboards in partnership with AMMCO highlighting the beauty of marine wildlife and its threats - 13 -
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Jerry Aylmer, of English nationality, has been appointed new manager at the Limbe Wildlife Centre. He is very welcome in the team and we are looking forward to his hard work to achieve key conservation goals. “Hello everyone - my background is originally engineering in the petroleum industry, where I worked in the UK before moving across to the commercial side with Chevron UK. I hope that the problem solving, negotiation and relationship-building skills needed there will prove useful in this new role. Having decided my values and personal ambitions were not aligned with the oil business, I took a little time out to travel, make some films and become a scuba dive master, before taking an MSc in Conservation Science to start on my new path. Experiences as an eco-tourism project manager in Malaysia, carrying out endangered species fieldwork with Durrell in Mauritius, and last year on the Business and Nature team with Fauna & Flora International in Cambridge UK have led me to the most exciting life challenge yet, here in Limbe! It is a privilege to have the opportunity to carry on the fantastic work achieved by Peggy and the team here, and I look forward to being in touch with you, and with your much appreciated support taking LWC from strength to strength.”
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Achievements December 2021 & Objectives January 2021 1. Pandrillus-GoC Partnership & Public Relations Funders □ None Specific activities □ The new LWC Manager, Jerry Aylmer, paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Forestry and Wildlife and introduced himself to the MINFOF officials in Yaounde, including the Director of Wildlife and Protected Areas (DFAP)
January 2021 objectives □ Review the proposal of the national strategy to rehabilitate and release the African grey parrots (pending)
2. Population management & Animal welfare Funders
Ongoing activities □ Maintained frequency and diversity of enrichments in each section
Specific activities □ Chimpanzee: Continued the introduction of male Ntui into the Mainland group □ Chimpanzee: Finished the introduction of senescent female Suzanne into the Special Care and Rehabilitation Enclosure with Ngambe & Mayos (adult females) (Image 1)
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□ Western lowland Gorilla: two groups of gorillas can now use the new split and reenriched enclosure together without any behavioural or security issues. (Image 2) □ Vet cares (December 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: 183 individuals treated; 5 anaesthesia performed; 15 individuals sampled (3 blood samples for haematology analysis, 12 blood samples for biochemistry analysis, 18 faecal samples for coprology analysis, 0 urine analysis; 0 Tracheal swab for microbiology analysis); 1 ultrasound; 2 contraception; 0 identification with a microchip; 1 minor surgery; 70 drug therapies: 84% dietary supplements, 6% antibiotics, 6% antiparasitic, 4% others; 0 death. (Images 3-5) o African grey parrots: 1 general health checks; 0 health checks before release; 0 transferrals to the soft-release aviary, 0 transferrals to the rehabilitation aviary; 7 individuals received extra care and nutritional supplement to boost feather regrowth; 1 death.
Image 1 a&b. Suzanne, our oldest chimpanzee, was successfully integrated into her new group in the special care and rehabilitation enclosure with Mayos and Ngambe. She was too old to stay with the island group, not able to eat quietly and enjoy the outside. Now, she quickly adapted herself to the new environment and was happy to enjoy the outside without too much stress and be able to eat quietly!
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Image 2 a&b. Two groups of gorillas can now use the new split and re-enriched enclosure together without any behavioural or security issues. On the left: Batek (left) and Benito (right) are walking around their respective enclosure; On the right: Pitchou from Batek group (left) and Chella, are monitored by the head of Gorilla Johnathan Kang who walk in the secure corridor. This is the result of years of work recomposing groups, maintaining the enclosure and night den, and conducting behavioural monitoring.
Image 3. Malika, our last rescue baby drill received the health check during her quarantine time. Some measurements were performed to enable detailed growth monitoring.
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Image 4. It is always valuable and much appreciated when a long term volunteer comes back to the LWC. Here Cyril provided a refresher training on the African grey parrots’ rehabilitation and health monitoring.
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Image 5 a&b. Our Long term Veterinarian volunteer, Daniel, is doing a lot of training with the new ultrasound (funded by Jane Goodall Institute). On the left, Daniel was performing a check on the white-belly pangolin because he was not excreting well. On the right, during the health check of the Chimpanzee, the vet was doing a quick check and was showing various images on the genital system. January 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 □ Chimpanzee: continue ongoing social integrations/introductions □ Vet cares: Contraception: Drills (4), Chimpanzees (1), Patas (1), Olive baboon (1); General health check: Drill (1), Mandrill (1)
3. Wildlife rescue, rehabilitation, and release programme Funders
Arrival & quarantine □ Rescued 1 baby white-bellied pangolin (Image 6) □ Rescued 15 African grey parrots (Images 7-8)
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Behavioural rehabilitation □ Genet: Continued behavioural rehabilitation Social rehabilitation □ African grey parrot: Continued to maintain the care and enrichment to the 42 African grey parrots in the large aviary □ Preuss’s Monkey: Achieved the introduction of juvenile male Camfor to the Redeared group (Image 9) □ Drill/Mandrill: Continued the rehabilitation of the two new babies in a pair to facilitate their rehabilitation □ Tantalus Monkey: Continue to introduce juvenile male Noun into the savannahdwelling group Transfer to another facility □ The white-bellied pangolin rescued in December 2022 was successfully transferred to Tikki Hywood Foundation in Mefou, Central Region. Post-Release (ecological & environmental rehabilitation) □ African grey parrot: Two methods were tested: 2 GPS were put with glue in different parts of the body and 2 others with a harness (donated by the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology) (Images 10-13) Release (ecological & environmental rehabilitation) □ None
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Image 6. A new white-bellied pangolin was rescued at the LWC and then transferred to the Tikki Hywood Foundation in Mefou, Center Region for specialized care and rehabilitation.
Image 7. Fifteen African grey parrots seized by MINFOF in Edéa, arrived at the LWC this month in terrible conditions. It took them more than 5 days to climb the platforms and perches because they were lacking physical strength.
Image 8. Most of the parrots had their feathers of the wings cut and with glue, hence their full recovery will take months of adequate specialized care and monitoring.
Image 9. Camfor, the unique Preuss’s monkey in captivity in the world and cared for at the LWC has finally joined a group!
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Image 10. Four dummy GPS tags were donated by the Max Plack Institute to start the trial for post-release monitoring. They were arranged in 2 different methods.
Image 11. The first method is to place the GPS tag on a harness. The rope of the harness is fixed to the GPS with a nonabsorbable suture and protected by a small ring.
Image 12. The second method is to attach a GPS tag to the back of the bird with glue. This method would avoid the risk of the harness getting caught in some small branches when released. But on the other hand, the GPS can fall more easily than with the harness.
Image 13. It was also suggested to try the second method but placing the GPS tag on the tail feathers as described in the photo.
January 2021 objectives: □ Continue the ongoing rehabilitation activities □ Drill & Mandrill: continue the social rehabilitation of infants Ekema (Mandrill) & Malika (Drill)
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4. Infrastructures and development| Material & Equipment Funders
Activities □ Chimpanzee enclosures: Repaired sliding doors and installed new hammock (Images 14-16) □ Gorilla enclosure: Installed new hammock in group 2 (Image 17) □ LWC: Maintained the water network (Images 18-21) □ Drill enclosure: Build new drinking point, maintained electric fence and visual obstacles (Images 22-25) □ Installed new bamboo fence along the visitor path to serve as a visual barrier to enhance wildlife privacy and welfare and to improve the LWC’s aesthetic and visit quality around the gorilla enclosure (Images 26-31)
Image 14. Installing new ball bearing on Image 15. Final welding of install sliding the damaged sliding door in Chimp Island door in Chimp Island enclosure. enclosure.
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Image 16. New hammock installed in Image 17. Installing new hammock in Chimp Mainland night den. Gorilla night den.
Image 18. View of some damaged pipe.
Image 19. Replacing the damaged metal pipe with a pressure pipe.
Image 20. View of finished maintenance Image 21. View of finished maintenance work. work.
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Image 22. Preparing a new drinking point Image 23. Cement work and final view of area in the Drill enclosure. the drinking point in the Drill enclosure.
Image 24. Bamboo preparation for the Image 25. Replacing the damaged visual obstacle in the Drill enclosure. bamboo in the Drill enclosure.
Image 26. Concreting of metal pillar for the Image 27. Cement work of the new new bamboo fence along the visitor path. bamboo fence.
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Image 28. Welding iron rod on the pillar to Image 29. Painting ongoing of the new hold the bamboo fence bamboo fence along the visitor path.
Image 30. Bamboo installation is ongoing Image 31. Final view of the new bamboo in front of the gorilla group 1 enclosure fence along the visitor path. January 2021 objectives □ Finish Mantum’s group maintenance (postponed) □ Start maintenance of the mangabey’s enclosures
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5. Community Conservation, Environmental education & Ecotourism Funders
Activities □ School outreach programme: Continued the 2021-2022 programme: 9 schools, 30 classes, and 1800 school children; monthly efforts: 57 men.hours □ Saturday Nature Club: Postponed until 2022 □ Special event: Organised a Beach Clean Up with the kids of the partner schools and in partnership with the African Marine Mammal Conservation Organization (AMMCO) The goal was to sensitize the population to the importance to take action to keep the beauty of Limbe, to promote eco-tourism in the city and the South-West Region, protect human health and wildlife. The garbage collection service of the city, Hysacam, gently took part in the action and collected all the plastic trash the kids had picked up (Images 32-35).
□ Christmas event: Organised a special day of activities for the children of the staff of the Limbe Wildlife Centre: Christmas tree decoration, storytelling, handicraft, song, dance and a lot of fun for the kids! (Images 36-37) □ Design of 4 new billboards in partnership with the African Marine Mammal Conservation Organization (AMMCO) highlighting the beauty of marine wildlife and their threats (Images 38-41) □ Art4Nature: Continued to produce billboards, posters, and radio podcasts to promote forest ecosystem preservation. □ Green project: 52 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 707 kg of Costus stems; 37 women members harvesting crop by-product: 916 kg of cassava leaves, 2518 kg of papaya
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leaves, 2251 kg of potato leaves, 153 kg of invasive Trumpet wood shoots, corresponding to 34 trees hand-cut; 829,015 FCFA (€1,266) paid directly to the local community association this month; 11,815,810 FCFA (€18,039) contributed to alleviate local poverty and increase gender equity in 2021.
Image 32. Five of our partner schools were Image 33. DownBeach is certainly one of represented with more than 400 kids from 6 the most polluted beaches in Limbe. Kids to 15 years old. took 3 hours to clean the area.
Image 34. The trash collection service Hysacam has been invited to partner on this initiative to collect the plastic bags filled up by the kids.
Image 35. The Manager with the head of education made a speech underlining the environmental and socio-economic threats associated with plastic pollution in Africa.
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Image 36. A storyteller came to sensitize Image 37. Familly Picture after a long day kids about conservation and illegal pet of Fun. trade. What the bet to do it in story!
Image 38. The 2022 #ProtectWilldife Image 39. ... the Olive campaign highlights the change of (Lepidochelys olivacea, [VU]). behaviour that will help to preserve the magnificent Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae, [LC]).
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Image 40. … the Giant Manta Ray (Mobula Image 41. …and the endangered, birostris, [EN]). entirely protected and rare Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus, [EN]), one individual of which was recently dragged in DownBeach and butchered by the crowd despite the presence of law enforcement officers. Awareness, education and law enforcement are needed to contribute to empowering the public and changing attitudes towards marine wildlife. January 2021 objectives □ Continue with ongoing programs
6. Wildlife conservation research & Health monitoring Funders
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
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□ 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 of 21 haematological parameters.
Specific activities □ Started again the behavioural study of space use and social relationships in our gorilla’s groups, in partnership with AKONGO | Wildlife connection (www.akongo.fr) Achieved activities □ None
January 2021 objectives □ Continue with the above ongoing activities
7. Capacity building, staff empowerment & Mentorship Funders □ None
Activities □ None January 2021 objectives □ Continue with the above ongoing activities
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8. Communication & Visibility □ Digital communication (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter): This month, our platforms were really calm. 138,578 people were thus informed about our efforts to further conservation while being educated on how to help protect wildlife. Furthermore, this month bring our overall of 44, 287 followers across our four channels, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. □
ECOFLIX,
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(https://ecoflix.com) highlighting the work done at the Limbe Wildlife Centre to help promote animal welfare and wildlife conservation was inaugurated January 2021 objectives: □ Continue advocating the missions of the LWC within the Central African Conservation Landscape in Cameroon
9. Revenues generated □ Entrance fees (December 2021): FCFA 486.800 (1,029 visitors; 37 % children, 63 % Cameroonians). The reopening has started on the 24th of December with a strict sanitary and visit protocol coordinated by the Conservator of the Limbe Zoological Garden.
Figure 1. Visitor statistics Dec 2020 – Dec 2021
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