Red pandas live in the forests of the Himalayan foothills, where they feed mainly on bamboo. They are considered Endangered (according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature): their population could be less than 2500 individuals in the wild! They are threatened mainly by...
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text]The ATO Programme for primates in Benin In Benin, monkeys (white-throated guenon, colobus, patas, vervet and mona monkeys…) are often hunted or captured for the pet trade. Until recently, there was no structure available to take care of any injured, orphaned or confiscated animals… In 2014,...
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text]Buoux Regional Centre for Wildlife Conservation [Centre Régional de Sauvegarde de la Faune Sauvage] is managed by LPO PACA (PACA region Bird Protection League). Established in 1996, the Regional Wildlife Centre is part of the Lubéron Regional National Park and is managed by LPO PACA. It...
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text]All 5 species of African and Asian rhino are threatened with extinction. One reason is the disappearance of their habitat, but the main cause is poaching: rhino horn is highly sought after for use in traditional Chinese medicine. At one time, poaching had been brought...
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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]In 1995, there were only 50 giraffes left in the whole of West Africa, isolated on a plateau in Niger. The reason: the extension of farmland, hunting, poaching and desertification. With the support of a number of zoos, the...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Classroom in nature In Africa as in Asia, the majestic elephants are endangered. The cause: poaching, but also the disappearance of their habitat. They compete with men for space and natural resources, and conflicts are increasing. Their situation is...