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Showing posts with label conservation. Show all posts
Friday, June 3, 2011
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Historic Elephant Announcement by Zambian Government
For Immediate Release January 31, 2011
Washington, DC – Safari Club International Foundation (SCIF) is pleased to announce that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) will allow the importation of 20 elephant hunting trophies annually from Zambia starting this 2011 hunting season. This historic announcement was made at the 2011 SCI Annual Hunters’ Convention in Reno, Nevada.
“After years of collaboration, the FWS has made the determination that sustainable hunting of elephants will contribute to the enhancement of the survival of elephants in Zambia,” said SCI Foundation President Joseph Hosmer. “As a form of sustainable-use, hunting is a key component of wildlife conservation and management worldwide. The SCI Foundation is very proud to be part of the announcement.”
A formal exchange between the FWS and the Zambian government was made on Thursday, Jan. 27 in conjunction with the SCI Foundation Department of Science-based Conservation and Research. The finding of enhancement by the FWS is a conclusion reached after many years of information sharing, including government to government meetings facilitated at the SCI Convention and the African Wildlife Consultative Forum (AWCF).
Underwritten by the SCI Foundation, the AWCF convenes African governments, world renowned wildlife biologists, professional hunter associations and leading conservation NGOs to share information and discuss current wildlife management issues.
Contact: Nelson Freeman; media@safariclub.org
- SCIF -
The SCI Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization that funds and manages worldwide programs dedicated to sustainable science-based wildlife conservation, outdoor education and humanitarian services, including such programs as Sportsmen Against Hunger, Sensory Safari, Safari Care, Disabled Hunter, the American Wilderness Leadership School, Becoming an Outdoors Woman & More and Youth Education Seminars (YES) Outdoors. Visit www.safariclubfoundation.org for more.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Tanzania: Wildlife Management Areas
Wildlife Management Areas in Africa were created to serve a dual purpose. By granting local communities usage rights over wildlife in designated areas, African countries hoped both to allow communities to benefit from their wildlife while taking an active part in conservation. A new paper in published in the open access journal Tropical Conservation Science outlines the current problems facing WMAs, using Tanzania as an example, and recommends possible solutions.
To date there are 16 pilot WMAs in Tanzania, encompassing 135 villages. However, there are a number of challenges facing WMAs, including loss of wildlife habitat and overconsumption of resources.
Agriculture, grazing and settlements have all contributed to habitat loss and fragmentation; as well there is a direct connection between the human density and the decline of wildlife. The study found that in WMAs where the human density was increasing rapidly conservation challenges proved more significant, including the bushmeat trade and unsustainable natural resource exploitation.
Game hunting by tourists and subsistence hunting of some species are allowed in the WMAs, yet, especially in dense areas these allowances need better monitoring to ensure sustainability. In addition, governments must ensure that tourist hunting provides direct revenue for the local communities and isn't just funneled back to the government.
According to the paper, WMAs can be successful in their dual role if they implement frequent monitoring of wildlife, conservation promotion and outreach programs within the communities, and low capacity building to ensure the sustainable-use of natural resources. As an example, the paper points to successful beekeeping in the WMAs of Uyumbu and Ipole, a program which provides additional income without hurting the environment.
Finally, the study recommends that the formation process for WMAs is simplified. As it is, the complexity of establishing a WMA makes the process slow and cumbersome: some communities have had to wait up to 10 years for WMA status.
Wilfred, P. 2010. Towards sustainable Wildlife Management Areas in Tanzania. Tropical Conservation Science Vol. 3 (1):103-116.
To date there are 16 pilot WMAs in Tanzania, encompassing 135 villages. However, there are a number of challenges facing WMAs, including loss of wildlife habitat and overconsumption of resources.
 Elephants in Tanzania. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler. |
Game hunting by tourists and subsistence hunting of some species are allowed in the WMAs, yet, especially in dense areas these allowances need better monitoring to ensure sustainability. In addition, governments must ensure that tourist hunting provides direct revenue for the local communities and isn't just funneled back to the government.
According to the paper, WMAs can be successful in their dual role if they implement frequent monitoring of wildlife, conservation promotion and outreach programs within the communities, and low capacity building to ensure the sustainable-use of natural resources. As an example, the paper points to successful beekeeping in the WMAs of Uyumbu and Ipole, a program which provides additional income without hurting the environment.
Finally, the study recommends that the formation process for WMAs is simplified. As it is, the complexity of establishing a WMA makes the process slow and cumbersome: some communities have had to wait up to 10 years for WMA status.
Wilfred, P. 2010. Towards sustainable Wildlife Management Areas in Tanzania. Tropical Conservation Science Vol. 3 (1):103-116.
Friday, November 5, 2010
Nonprofit website launch!
Britt Hosmer Peterson, LEED AP has been working the past five months to create a professional platform for a brand new nonprofit based in Boise, Idaho, the Idaho Natural Resource Foundation (INRF). And the INRF is picking up momentum! On November 3, 2010, INRF launched their website and online donation service. There are many nonprofit environment-focused foundation in Idaho, but INRF is working on creating a unique conservation platform. INRF was founded by independently owned and operated outdoor companies. These are the people who have dedicate their lives to provide opportunities for people to experience Idaho’s wild backcountry. This passion for the outdoors lead to the creation of INRF to preserve our natural resources so that there will always be wild places for us to enjoy and interact with.
Our Mission:
The Idaho Natural Resource Foundation works to conserve our wild land, rivers, and wildlife for future generations to enjoy and interact with.
Our Vision:
We are active stewards of Idaho’s natural resources, so that future generations will enjoy these wild gifts as we do today. We create public understanding of people’s need for open spaces, vibrant rivers, and wild creatures. This understanding is used to ensure there is always a sustainable way for people to interact with wild Idaho.
Please take the time to review the new website: www.idahonaturalresource.org and follow them on Twitter: @IdahoNRF.
Friday, July 30, 2010
Alpine Ibex Project
$100,000 USD Financial Investment for 2006-2010
In August 2004, an epidemic of sarcopatic scabies, combined with a very cold and snowy winter, hit the Marmolada National Park Area, causing the alpine ibex population to decrease from about 500 to less than 150.
The goal of this project, which began in 2006 and is entirely financed by the Italian Chapter, is to protect and save the alpine ibex population in the Marmolada area. The project will study for the first time the genetic evolution and resistance to the disease, testing the theories of Guberti/Zamboni and Leung/Grenfell. The approximately $100,000 supplied by the chapter funds work performed by the provincia di Belluno, Corpo Forestale dello Stato, regione Friuli Venezia Giulia, Department of Animal Production, Epidemiology and Ecology of Torino University, and Department of Animal Science of Padova University.
The researchers will get important indications on the seasonal migration and area occupation of the restocked ibex population. To save the population from disappearing, some ibex have been captured in Tarvisio National Park. They have been treated with anti-parasite medication, marked with ear tags, equipped with radio transmitter collars, and transported to Marmolada National Park, where they were released to restock the existing population.
This new, genetically recombined population will be studied by a scientific team on weekly basis for five years, concluding in 2010. In case of future homing/dispersion of some of the released ibex specimens, the same number will be captured again in Tarvisio National Park and again released in Marmolada National Park.
The regional game department will provide the ibex specimens, and the forestry department will dart the ibexes and transport them by helicopter from Tarvisio to Marmolada and will, under the supervision of Torino University, dart the same ibexes and their descendants annually to allow testing. The university will analyze the darted ibexes to study the evolution of the disease. Padova University researchers will radio-collar the released ibexes and will register weekly their movements and behaviors. At the end of the five-year project, the two universities will publish a scientific paper, in addition to their annual report, that will be exclusive property of the SCI Italian Chapter.
For their excellence in conservation achievement, the Italian Chapter received the 2007 SCIF Diamond Conservation Chapter Award.
The goal of this project, which began in 2006 and is entirely financed by the Italian Chapter, is to protect and save the alpine ibex population in the Marmolada area. The project will study for the first time the genetic evolution and resistance to the disease, testing the theories of Guberti/Zamboni and Leung/Grenfell. The approximately $100,000 supplied by the chapter funds work performed by the provincia di Belluno, Corpo Forestale dello Stato, regione Friuli Venezia Giulia, Department of Animal Production, Epidemiology and Ecology of Torino University, and Department of Animal Science of Padova University.
The researchers will get important indications on the seasonal migration and area occupation of the restocked ibex population. To save the population from disappearing, some ibex have been captured in Tarvisio National Park. They have been treated with anti-parasite medication, marked with ear tags, equipped with radio transmitter collars, and transported to Marmolada National Park, where they were released to restock the existing population.
This new, genetically recombined population will be studied by a scientific team on weekly basis for five years, concluding in 2010. In case of future homing/dispersion of some of the released ibex specimens, the same number will be captured again in Tarvisio National Park and again released in Marmolada National Park.
The regional game department will provide the ibex specimens, and the forestry department will dart the ibexes and transport them by helicopter from Tarvisio to Marmolada and will, under the supervision of Torino University, dart the same ibexes and their descendants annually to allow testing. The university will analyze the darted ibexes to study the evolution of the disease. Padova University researchers will radio-collar the released ibexes and will register weekly their movements and behaviors. At the end of the five-year project, the two universities will publish a scientific paper, in addition to their annual report, that will be exclusive property of the SCI Italian Chapter.
For their excellence in conservation achievement, the Italian Chapter received the 2007 SCIF Diamond Conservation Chapter Award.
Thank you for your help and support! Cheers, Britt Hosmer Peterson, LEED AP
Monday, July 26, 2010
Joe Hosmer in Tajikistan
My Dad - Joe Hosmer - updates us on his travels to Tajikistan. Working with the Tajik Academy of Science, biologists, translators, etc. to do a population survey of the Marco Polo (wild) Sheep in the mountains... enjoy the adventures! This expedition has been funded by Safari Club International Foundation - "First for Wildlife". More to come! Below is an e-mail from Dad...
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| Marco Polo Sheep |
Greetings from Asia!
Left San Antonio Saturday afternoon and arrived today, Monday morning. Long haul, directly surrounded by crying babies (all the way) which had a "bouquet" like they all ate some really bad Mexican food...
I will have Internet today and for awhile tomorrow while in beautiful downtown Dushanbe, then off to the Pamirs - AKA: The Roof Of The World.
The team is gathering as I write, although several important bags remain somewhere in Istanbul.
Right now, we will have 3 Toyota Land Cruisers loaded down with supplies and people to travel many hours into the mountains. Once in the mountains we will probably break-up into smaller groups and head off in different directions. The mode in the mountains will include Russian built Jeeps, by foot, and on horseback. Our over simplified goal is to locate groups of Marco Polo ewes and lambs. Record our observations and establish population counts for the Government. We will be working and living between 13,500 ft up to 17,500 ft. Of course this is subject to constant change.
Bill Moritz, Andrey Subottin, Raul Valdez, and I will probably represent SCIF on each of the Field teams. SCI Video camera will accompany each team at one point or another. Let's hope for the best!
I expect to share our unofficial insights with all of you at our Jackson Hole Conservation Committee meeting and Board meeting.
More later!
Joe Hosmer
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Fundraising with PayPal
Many people are aware of PayPal from its popular use as a payment system for eBay auctions. PayPal is a universally recognized Internet payment merchant with a solid reputation of being secure and easy to use. It is by far the largest of its kind, and is available in 103 countries/regions and used by more 100 million accountholders worldwide. But PayPal can be so much more.
Along with being a payment option for eBay online auction users, PayPal also offers a feature called PayPal Donations. PayPal Donations is a simple solution enabling nonprofit organizations to collect donations from their own Web sites or a link in their email newsletters. It is an ideal solution for nonprofits that don't have a full-time technology staff or sophisticated online fund-raising software. PayPal Donations is an easy to implement donation system that involves no upfront costs, and maintains detailed transaction records for your accounting.
The most common method of collecting PayPal donations is by setting up a donation button on your website. Include a paragraph with the button explaining this method and encourage visitors to click on the button to donate. Or you can create an entire page on your website discussing your organizations needs and encouraging visitors to donate via PayPal.
You can create several types of buttons to match your message. You can also create a series of buttons in incremental dollar amounts that your supporters can choose from. You can even set up ongoing monthly donations, called subscriptions, so your supporters can give a little each month, month after month.
PayPal takes all the headaches out of making sure your supporters enjoy a safe and secure donation experience. All contact and credit card information is entered on PayPal's secure website to eliminate any potential problems. After the donation is complete your supporters can be returned to a thank you page on your website if you choose. It's a quick, convenient and comfortable process.
Supporters can donate using a credit card from VISA, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover. Supporters need not have a PayPal account to donate but if they do they can also donate from their PayPal account or transfer from their bank account.
When you receive a donation, PayPal will send an e-mail letting you know the amount and who sent it. Your supporter will also receive an e-mail receipt which can act as proof of their donation for tax purposes. This is a fool-proof method of tracking donations. And PayPal maintains detailed transaction records on their website that you can access 24/7.
I'm betting you are waiting for the other shoe to drop. That shoe named Fees. Well, those aren't so bad either compared to a regular merchant account.
No application fees.
No setup fees.
No monthly fees.
No gateway fees.
No transaction fees.
No expensive card machines to buy.
No expensive software to buy.
Ok, so what do they charge? PayPal doesn't charge anything until you get a donation, then they charge per transaction based on your total monthly donations:
0.00 - $3,000.00 = 2.9% + $0.30
$3,000.01 - $10,000.00 = 2.5% + $0.30
$10,000.01 - $100,000.00 = 2.2% + $0.30
over $100,000.00 = 1.9% + $0.30
(all funds are in U.S dollars for business accounts with donations being made and accepted in the United States)
For example: If you received a donation of $100 then PayPal would retain $3.20 before crediting $96.80 to your account. Meanwhile, the donor would realize the full $100 for tax purposes.
($100 x .029%= $2.90 + $0.30= $3.20)
It's easy to get your money too. PayPal will transfer your funds to your bank account whenever you want for free.
PayPal eliminates the need for your nonprofit to spend thousands of dollars on technical things like secure Web certificates, credit card merchant accounts, online processing software, and credit card machines. Nor does PayPal charge any upfront fees or monthly fees. And it is extremely easy to implement with a simple and competitive fee schedule.
If your organization doesn't already have an established way to accept cash donations PayPal is my recommended method. Once you set things up you can receive money 24 hours a day from anyone with an email address. Don’t miss this opportunity to make fundraising for your cause easier with this turn-key donation solution.
Article Source:www.fundraising-newsletters.com
Start accepting donations now with a PayPal business account. ...shoot me an e-mail for info! Britt Hosmer Peterson - britt @ rockenvironmental .com
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
At the Ranch - Kessler Canyon Newsletter
Recycle Man...Where are you?
As the days get longer and flowers start to bloom here at the ranch, a chance to get things cleaned up presents a wonderful opportunity for us all to re-use and recycle some of the items that have been stored away for the winter.
Up at the Jeep Barns it seems as if we have a surplus of old Car Batteries, Solar Batteries, Tires and Motor Oil.
What to do, what to do, what to do? These things can seri-ously hurt the environment!!
I’m thinking that the only person at the ranch that can
handle such a problem like this is…..
RECYCLE MAN!!!!!
With hands strong enough to crush a used car and vision that can spot a candy wrapper from outer space, Recycle Man as come to our rescue!.
With just a bit of research from his massive computer bank located deep beneath the Grand Mesa, Recycle Man has found some local venders that will help out the ranch.
To better serve our neighbors and townsman that might want to recycle there items as well,
Recycle Man has giving us all this list of places to go in Grand Junction to save the environment.
Recycle Man...Where are you?
Cont. from front page..
Rising up early in the morning Lamar, tiller in tow ,shows up at the Growing Place ready for a long, hot day. Having already re-moved the sod weeks before, the ground was begging for a final till-ing and rows hoed.
Setting out Rodeo style, Lenny and Lamar and Annie worked in the dirt and dust and muck till our hands where blistered and our
necks where sun burnt red. Nothing seems more rewarding than pouring a pile of dirt out of your shoes at the end of a long day.
Life here at The Grow-ing Place is wonderful. All signs are pointing to a great season with lots of fresh vegetables for our guests.
We’ll be looking for weed pullers and porch sitters to help watch the garden grow. If interested...give us call.
Tires:
TDS Tires
410 North Ave
Grand Junction, CO
970-242-3021
Cost you pay for tire drop-off is $3.00 a tire.
Batteries:
Hensley Battery
and Electronics
459 28 1/2 Road
Grand Junction, CO
970-243-6323
Cost is free for drop-off, plus you get a core credit for future battery purchase.
Motor Oil:
Safety-Kleen
368 Bonny St.
Grand Junction, CO
970-241-1343
Depending on how much used oil you have, they will come to your shop and pump it out for free. A small charge might be billed if only a few gallons are pumped or taken.
Row-Row-Row the Garden.
Sunday the 9th was a very big day for all the Mothers in our life, In-cluding….
“Mother Nature”.
For on this Mothers Day we here at Kessler Can-yon have planted the first seeds of the year.
Potato Seeds and Rad-ishes to be exact. Rising up early in the morning Lamar, tiller in tow ,shows up at the Growing Place ready for a long, hot day. Having already re-moved the sod weeks before, the ground was begging for a final till-ing and rows hoed.
Setting out Rodeo style, Lenny and Lamar and Annie worked in the dirt and dust and muck till our hands where blistered and our
necks where sun burnt red. Nothing seems more rewarding than pouring a pile of dirt out of your shoes at the end of a long day.
Life here at The Grow-ing Place is wonderful. All signs are pointing to a great season with lots of fresh vegetables for our guests.
We’ll be looking for weed pullers and porch sitters to help watch the garden grow. If interested...give us call.
…... and BEARS!!! Oh, MY!!!
Around Six O'clock PM on Monday May, 3rd the Cook was heading out to the Pavilion and Smoker to check on things and make sure them there ta-bles where well covered.
Coming ‘round back of the smoker to see how much wood was there he looked across Brush Creek to see the largest Bear he’d EVER seen.
Dark Brown in color this Bear was most likely a Black Bear but the size of it was more towards the Grizzly type.
Gianormous!!!
Perhaps no other animals have so excited the human imagination as bears. References to bears are found in ancient and mod-ern literature, folk songs, legends, my-thology, children stories, and car-toons.
Bears are among the first animals that children learn to recognize. Bear folklore is confus-ing because it is based on carica-tures, with Teddy Bears and the kindly Smoky on one hand and
ferocious magazine cover drawings on the other.
Dominant themes of our folklore are fear of the unknown and man against nature, and bears have tra-ditionally been por-trayed as the vil-lains to support those themes, un-fairly demonizing them to the public.
A problem for black bears is that litera-ture about bears often does not separate black bears from grizzly bears.
Newsletter made with love by: Lenny McNab
As the days get longer and flowers start to bloom here at the ranch, a chance to get things cleaned up presents a wonderful opportunity for us all to re-use and recycle some of the items that have been stored away for the winter.
Up at the Jeep Barns it seems as if we have a surplus of old Car Batteries, Solar Batteries, Tires and Motor Oil.
What to do, what to do, what to do? These things can seri-ously hurt the environment!!
I’m thinking that the only person at the ranch that can
handle such a problem like this is…..
RECYCLE MAN!!!!!
With hands strong enough to crush a used car and vision that can spot a candy wrapper from outer space, Recycle Man as come to our rescue!.
With just a bit of research from his massive computer bank located deep beneath the Grand Mesa, Recycle Man has found some local venders that will help out the ranch.
To better serve our neighbors and townsman that might want to recycle there items as well,
Recycle Man has giving us all this list of places to go in Grand Junction to save the environment.
Recycle Man...Where are you?
Cont. from front page..
Rising up early in the morning Lamar, tiller in tow ,shows up at the Growing Place ready for a long, hot day. Having already re-moved the sod weeks before, the ground was begging for a final till-ing and rows hoed.
Setting out Rodeo style, Lenny and Lamar and Annie worked in the dirt and dust and muck till our hands where blistered and our
necks where sun burnt red. Nothing seems more rewarding than pouring a pile of dirt out of your shoes at the end of a long day.
Life here at The Grow-ing Place is wonderful. All signs are pointing to a great season with lots of fresh vegetables for our guests.
We’ll be looking for weed pullers and porch sitters to help watch the garden grow. If interested...give us call.
Tires:
TDS Tires
410 North Ave
Grand Junction, CO
970-242-3021
Cost you pay for tire drop-off is $3.00 a tire.
Batteries:
Hensley Battery
and Electronics
459 28 1/2 Road
Grand Junction, CO
970-243-6323
Cost is free for drop-off, plus you get a core credit for future battery purchase.
Motor Oil:
Safety-Kleen
368 Bonny St.
Grand Junction, CO
970-241-1343
Depending on how much used oil you have, they will come to your shop and pump it out for free. A small charge might be billed if only a few gallons are pumped or taken.
Row-Row-Row the Garden.
Sunday the 9th was a very big day for all the Mothers in our life, In-cluding….
“Mother Nature”.
For on this Mothers Day we here at Kessler Can-yon have planted the first seeds of the year.
Potato Seeds and Rad-ishes to be exact. Rising up early in the morning Lamar, tiller in tow ,shows up at the Growing Place ready for a long, hot day. Having already re-moved the sod weeks before, the ground was begging for a final till-ing and rows hoed.
Setting out Rodeo style, Lenny and Lamar and Annie worked in the dirt and dust and muck till our hands where blistered and our
necks where sun burnt red. Nothing seems more rewarding than pouring a pile of dirt out of your shoes at the end of a long day.
Life here at The Grow-ing Place is wonderful. All signs are pointing to a great season with lots of fresh vegetables for our guests.
We’ll be looking for weed pullers and porch sitters to help watch the garden grow. If interested...give us call.
…... and BEARS!!! Oh, MY!!!
Around Six O'clock PM on Monday May, 3rd the Cook was heading out to the Pavilion and Smoker to check on things and make sure them there ta-bles where well covered.
Coming ‘round back of the smoker to see how much wood was there he looked across Brush Creek to see the largest Bear he’d EVER seen.
Dark Brown in color this Bear was most likely a Black Bear but the size of it was more towards the Grizzly type.
Gianormous!!!
Perhaps no other animals have so excited the human imagination as bears. References to bears are found in ancient and mod-ern literature, folk songs, legends, my-thology, children stories, and car-toons.
Bears are among the first animals that children learn to recognize. Bear folklore is confus-ing because it is based on carica-tures, with Teddy Bears and the kindly Smoky on one hand and
ferocious magazine cover drawings on the other.
Dominant themes of our folklore are fear of the unknown and man against nature, and bears have tra-ditionally been por-trayed as the vil-lains to support those themes, un-fairly demonizing them to the public.
A problem for black bears is that litera-ture about bears often does not separate black bears from grizzly bears.
Newsletter made with love by: Lenny McNab
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Friedkin Conservation Fund - Anti-poaching - Tanzania
The Friedkin Conservation Fund (FCF) proactively assists the Tanzanian Wildlife Division by providing highly motivated, well trained anti-poaching teams to help combat activities such as commercial ivory and bush meat poaching, illegal logging and charcoal burning.
Training and Personnel
We have trained, equipped and deployed 85 full-time field rangers who work under the guidance of 5 concession managers and 2 mobile anti-poaching coordinators in the field who report back to our office in Arusha. These field staff and managers are configured into 12 Rapid Action Teams, 1 Village Game Scout Team and 2 Specialist Mobile Anti-Poaching Units.
Equipment
Each of our anti-poaching teams uses a fully-equipped Land Cruiser, and operates with camping gear, all-weather uniforms, GPS and radio support.
FCF has been fortunate with equipment sponsorship and funding from generous parties, and continues to appreciate assistance to maintain this costly operation. For areas where poaching on water is prevalent we use canoes and motorized boats. Our microlight program was launched in 2006, and has been incredibly productive in identifying high-impact areas that are then patrolled by the teams on the ground. Also at our disposal is the Maule, our small yellow airplane that is used primarily for reconnaissance work.
Results and Recognition
During 2005 and 2006 our teams were responsible for the arrests of some 3,884 poachers. Their seizures included 209 illegal firearms, 15 elephant tusks and nearly 16,000 planks of illegally logged hardwood. 2007 ended on a very high note. The anti-poaching teams finished the year with a total of 2,131 arrests and 91 confiscated firearms.
FCF was recognized as the APHA’s ‘Ox of the Okavango’ for 2007 – an award presented to the conservation organization of the year as decided upon by the members and board of the APHA.
Our training and our work in the field has been filmed and broadcast by ESPN and the Animal Planet Channel.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
From Planyoursafari.com
Hi Britt,
Nice that the Friendkin fund comes up as I worked between ‘94 and ‘96 for the Friedkins with Ker & Downey in Tanzania. I remember that the emphasis was on the villages surrounding Tarangire National Park. We built an airstrip on communual land and money from planes landing and taking off was put back into the community. We also bought our vegetables from the villagers and the company put in a school and a well-point.
Hello Johan,
The Friedkin Conservation Fund (FCF) is a registered (US and Tanzanian) non-profit, non-governmental organization incorporated in 1994 (Certificate of Registration SO.NO.9807). Our role is to assist the Tanzanian Government with the conservation and preservation of more than 9 million acres of Tanzania’s protected areas. We achieve this through our internationally recognized anti-poaching initiative, our innovative community development program and our field research projects. Based out of Arusha, northern Tanzania, we operate in five Game Reserves, two Open Areas, three Forest Reserves and one Game Controlled Area.
Yes, they are – and have been – doing good things. As you know, FCF was started by the Friedkin’s to improve local community relations and privately combat anti-poaching on their 9 million plus acres worth of concessions in northern Tanzania. It’s amazing to see how these humble beginnings, from a humble family, have truly grown to become an impressive NGO.
We’ve developed some more interesting community and conservation projects:
Organic/Fair Trade Bee Keeping – honey and wax production
Village Community Bank (VICOBA) – microfinance and savings
Reforestation – over 30,000 trees replanted last year
Environmental Education – mobil film screening
Anti-poaching – over 2,000 arrested last year alone
Scholarships – primary, secondary, and advanced degree grants
Scientific Research and GIS mapping
Lion Aging and Population Research
Building Teachers Houses and Schools
Building of Medical Clinics – with UV water filtration, mircoscopes, and solar panels
Borehole DrillingI feel very proud to be a part of it!
Cheers, Britt Hosmer
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There are some folks doing amazing things in conservation. The Friedkin Conservation Fund, a 501(c)3 registered in Houston, TX and in Arusha, Tanzania – truly does give 100% of donated gifts to the field. All operating costs, salaries, and overhead is privately funded. For a small NGO they are doing some big things for community development, wildlife, clean water, anti-poaching, education, and scientific research. For more information go to http://www.friedkinfund.org or contact the US Rep atBritt@rockenvironmental.com.