 Reference Base  Captive conservation community assists northern white rhino |
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Foose, T.J., 1995. Captive conservation community assists northern white rhino. Around the Horn 3 (1): 7, fig. 1
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Sudan |
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Distribution - Records |
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White Rhino |
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In 1984 a intensive management and protection program was started by IUCN, WWF and Frankfurt Zoological Society.
1993-1995: 16 institutions of the global captive conservation community in 6 countries on 3 continents have contributed to the conservation program. The project has been facilitated by the International Rhino Foundation (IRF) and conducted under auspices of the Rhino Global Captive Action Plan (GCAP) and White Rhino Global Animal Survival Plan (GASP). There have been three major components to the support of this program thus far.
1. Vehicle: The first is provision of a desperately needed 4-wheel drive vehicle to improve protection, management, and research activities in the Park. The Columbus Zoo has provided significant leadership for this project by donating an initial matching grant of half the funds needed. An additional partnership for this project has been developed with Care for the Wild, an NGO in the U.K. which has provided about 20% of the funds for this project. The Marwell Zoological Society facilitated the contact between Care for the Wild and the IRF for this partnership.
2. Guard Support: Political and financial complications in Zairehave prevented the guards from being paid at a liveable level or indeed in any amount for the last two years. In 1993, the Columbus Zoo initiated this aspect of the program by contributing $ 10,000 through the IRF to the Garamba Project. In 1995, the Columbus Zoo has donated another $ 25,000 which is being matched by funds from other IRF members so that a total of $50,000 will be provided for support of guards in Garamba this year.
3. Strategic Planning: An important part of the ongoing program will be continued attempts to develop an improved strategy for conservation of the northern white rhino including the possibility of establishing a second free-ranging population.
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