Tshiaberimu

Category: Gorillas, Tshiaberimu | Date: Jun 26 2008 | By: tshiaberimu

Hello this is Jean Claude. Thank you again for all your messages. In response to some of the comments I thought it might be useful to give you a quick outline of how the Mount Tshiaberimu Conservation Project is funded.The project is currently operating on a grant from the European Union in conjunction with the United Nations Great Apes Survival Project. This has been running for the past two years and will come to an end at the end of this year. This has been paying for the majority of the operating costs, particularly the rangers’ salaries and field rations, as well as our education campaign and community support activities around the mountain. Other operating costs are kept to a minimum, but the rising fuel costs are causing us some concern. With this grant we have been able to keep the rangers well-equipped and there should be enough available still to upgrade a radio system as needed. Beyond that however, we could not have budgeted for the tragic events that have happened this year, nor for the attack that happened last year.Emergency funds are therefore desperately needed on top of the grant to pay for fully equipping the project with veterinary supplies and further training in gorilla health monitoring and veterinary procedures. The costs are: Necropsy kit is approx $200 and darting equipment $2000. Antibiotics approx $1000, anesthetic drugs $2000 and up to an extra $6000 for the training. We are working with Gladys and CTPH to provide these for us once the funds are in place.Thank you all. I will keep you updated if there are any further developments. 

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