Projet

USFWS-AFR1560

PROJET

Nom du projet/programme

Protecting the largest known population of forest elephants in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Phase III

Objectif général

To support a conservation effort in the Okapi Faunal Reserve, northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, by supporting ranger patrols and law enforcement. This project is intended to protect the country’s largest known population of forest elephants, estimated to at 1,700 individuals in 2011, from poaching and ivory trafficking.

Financement

89 190 €

Bailleurs

USFWS (United States Fish and Wildlife Service)

Leaders

WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society)