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Kigali, Rwanda
Joined May 2011
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Camera Trap Picture of the Week.
Drills were suspected to be possibly extinct in Nigeria as recently as the 1980s. While they are no longer common, they survive in fragmented forests including Cross River National Park, Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary, and the Mbe Mountains.
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Yesterday, the Wildlife Conservation Society handed over 13 solar-powered boreholes, 30 hand pump boreholes & 3 sanitation facilities to 32 communities & schools in Cross River State. Funded by @USAIDNigeria these boreholes provide clean, safe water to more than 33,000 people.
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🚨 A screwworm outbreak is putting Mexico and Central America's economies at risk, fueled by illegal cattle trafficking.
We must stop the smuggling to protect our region.
¡Alerta! Una #moscamortal -el #gusanobarrenador- se está propagando por #Centroamérica, y expertos señalan que la #ganaderíailegal es la principal causa.
Esta actividad no solo destruye nuestros bosques, sino que también facilita la expansión de enfermedades que afectan a la fauna y al ganado, poniendo en riesgo la biodiversidad y la economía regional.
Es crucial tomar medidas inmediatas para detener la deforestación y regular la ganadería, protegiendo así nuestros ecosistemas y comunidades.
Lee la publicación completa en Mongabay: bit.ly/deadlyflyillegalcattl…
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Camera Trap Picture of the Week
The Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee Pan troglodytes ellioti is classified as Endangered and the rarest of all four chimpanzee subspecies. @ChimpandSee
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The success of #tiger conservation is not measured just in population numbers but by its range. Another national extinction would be a massive failure for all of us.
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This #EarthDay2024 signals a new hope for tiger recovery, writes WCS's @JohnCalvelli for @PBSNature.
“A forest with tigers is a sign of a healthy planet, with benefits for not just wildlife, but the people who rely on its natural resources.”
pbs.org/wnet/nature/blog/thi…
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A thread on inappropriate (re)introductions. It’s a little long (sorry) and perhaps a little grumpy (sorry again). Arguing against the work of others is rarely a good look, especially as we are all, essentially, on the same side, but… 1/21
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West Africa’s crippling cocoa crisis…. @BBCAfrica
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STATEMENT: WCS joins African leaders’ initiative to protect Miombo Woodlands
Area of 1.9 million+ km2 plays a crucial role in global climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable development efforts.
Our statement: bit.ly/3U5j80N
ALT HE Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, President of the Republic of Mozambique, with WCS's Luthando Dziba, Emma Stokes, and John Calvelli at the Miombo Summit in Washington, D.C. this week.
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We must conserve Miombo Woodlands for combined benefits of biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation and sustainable development says WCS’s Emma Stokes. WCS is in DC to reiterate support for African-led Miombo Initiative to protect these forests across Southern Africa. – at Washington, DC
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With the urgency of the fourth major global coral bleaching event upon us, we need all hands on deck to design equitable coral reef management - most importantly small-scale fishers whose lives are intertwined with the health and integrity of this critical ecosystem – at Attiki, Greece
Small-scale fishers need a seat at the table of coral-reef management, says new piece @economistimpact co-written by WCS's Hoyt Peckham at start of @OurOceanGreece. bit.ly/3VUAdNm
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Very excited to be representing @TheWCS and @WCSocean at #OurOcean2024 in Greece. We've got a great team here promoting all things relevant to #30x30, climate resilient #coralreefs, #sharks, community fisheries, and innovative financing
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This was a fun blog to write - a trip down memory lane on my path to become a marine biologist, which took me from studying freshwater mussels in Sydney to teaching tilapia aquaculture in rural Gabon to following the mud to the Great Barrier Reef and ultimately to @TheWCS in Fiji
How to Become a Marine Biologist, via @pbsnature.
“Like the women who inspired me, I am also ready to support the next generation of marine biologists,” writes @StacyDJupiter of @WCSocean.
pbs.org/wnet/nature/blog/how…
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Stories you may have missed last week:
➡️ Mongolia: Dzud impacting people and wildlife bit.ly/3W57eXp
➡️ Siamese crocs: “A landmark in our conservation efforts” bit.ly/3J8j5Mx
➡️ #WCSWildAudio: on @nyWILDfilmfest apple.co/49qu12N
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It's #WorldWildlifeDay. Thank you for all you do to save wildlife and wild places. We can't survive without them.
More about what we're doing to save species: wcs.org/our-work/wildlife #WWD2024
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As part of our global shark strategy, we are focused on helping countries protect or manage sharks and rays. In Belize, says @WCSsharks, we see strong measures in place and “we are starting to see stabilization and recovery.” bit.ly/3UW1I8I
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WCS were honored to join H.E. Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, President of Mozambique, at Maputo National Park today to discuss our long-term collaboration with the Government of Mozambique, most recently in the Miombo Forest Initiative with partners @TheICCFGroup and @RainforestTrust
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Depressing - @SkyNews asked me on to talk about trophy hunting, but then went for an actor instead. Unsurprisingly, then the focus is on Santa and 'furry horns!'🙄Science & facts should matter more than someone's personal views on a hunter: @KayBurley & team should do better.
Thank you @KayBurley & @SkyNews for giving time to discuss this shocking hobby for psychopaths @rickygervais @CBTHunting @ZacGoldsmith @RishiSunak @GrumpyOldRick @marcthevet