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Rethinking Funding Models for Ape Conservation ByHeather Richardson On Jan. 11 this year, something happened that primatologists had both feared and expected: two western lowland gorillas at San Diego Zoo Safari Park tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. Right from the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts had assumed great apes would be susceptible to the virus. IUCN great ape specialists sent out a document in March 2020 to advise on the risk, and most great ape tourism sites closed immediately. People were nervous; great ape conservation heavily depends on tourism revenue. What no one knew then was how long the pandemic would last. Now, more than a year on, how has the global shutdown affected great ape conservation in Africa? ....
For Africa’s great apes, a post-pandemic future looks beyond tourism by Heather Richardson on 9 June 2021 From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, primatologists assumed great apes would be susceptible to the virus and took measures to avoid transmission to captive and wild populations. Precautionary measures like closing parks and sanctuaries to visitors have so far prevented an outbreak in wild apes, but have had a massive impact on the ability of conservation groups and government agencies to fund themselves via tourism. A year into the pandemic, the revenue shortfall is prompting a serious rethink of funding models for ape conservation that don’t rely on tourism. ....
Posted by Brooke Gilmore | May 13, 2021 From May 16 to 22, Rocky Mountain Wild (RMW) will host Colorado Endangered Species week with Endangered Species Day falling on May 21. For each day of the week, RMW will host online events and activities. This week is dedicated to providing educational events to the public and advocacy opportunities to protect the plant and animal species that are at risk here in Colorado. Typically during this week, Rocky Mountain Wild and their partners organize speakers, fundraisers, and other activities along the Front Range, with major events occurring in Boulder and Denver. This year, to stay Safe at Home, they will be offering a suite of online activities each day. ....
Markhor struggles to survive in Kashmir as its Hirapora habitat is overgrazed, fragmented by roads and power lines By Mudassir Kuloo Abdul Hamid Bhat, 58, of Shopian district in Kashmir, vividly remembers the days he could easily sight a herd of Markhor in the nearby Hirapora Wildlife Sanctuary. But he has not seen any of the famous mountain goats in the last two decades. Surveys by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) say the Markhor population in Hirapora has fallen from 70 in 2004 to 30-35 now. “The construction of the Mughal Road and overgrazing by [the sheep and goat flocks of] nomad Bakarwals are the main reasons for decline of Markhor here,” Bhat says. “Authorities have also laid a power transmission line for which a lot of trees were cut, which also disturbed the habitat of animals including Markhor.” ....