Limbe Wildlife Centre: 6 month report (Jan - Jun 2018)

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Limbe Wildlife Centre: 6 month report (Jan - Jun 2018)

by Guillaume LE FLOHIC, Manager (Limbe Wildlife Centre) & Country Director (Pandrillus Cameroon)

Published in August 2018 Limbe Wildlife Centre, P.O. Box 878, Limbe, Republic of Cameroon

Limbe Wildlife Centre is a collaborative effort between Pandrillus Foundation and the Republic of Cameroon, Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife, MINFOF Pandrillus Foundation is a non-profit making NGO specialized in the protection, rehabilitation and reintroduction of primates, as well as management and sustainable financing of conservation projects in Africa.

Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife is in charge of implementing the national forest policy for ensuring sustainable management and conservation of wildlife and biodiversity over the national territory as enacted by forestry law No. 01/94 of 20 January which regulates all forestry, wildlife and fisheries activities

guillaume@limbewildlife.org limbewildlifecentre

+237 681 991 590 limbewildlife

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OUR INSTITUTIONAL FUNDERS FOREWORD ACHIEVEMENTS OBJECTIVES FINANCE

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Dear Friends and Supporters, The first half of 2018 has been a very busy but highly productive period!

During this time we completed several construction projects to improve the health and welfare of our resident populations. Major works include the new savannah-dwelling guenons enclosure, the large metal tree inside the drill enclosure, and the complex structural enrichment on chimp island. Thanks to the hard work from the team who have been busy undertaking social integrations and building new enclosures, our quarantine is almost empty. We will therefore seize the opportunity to perform some critical renovation and maintenance work in the quarantine area which will in turn increase our ability to take care of other animals in

need. We will also soon work to re-enrich some other sections including the Agile and Red-capped Mangabeys and Drills.

Some of the animals that were rescued this year include a baby gorilla, named Bobga who will be transferred with Jackie (female chimpanzee) to Ape Action Africa, Mefou Park, Central Region following their rehabilitation.

Probably most exciting achievement this year was the work undertaken to plan the future of our animals. Now that the daily functioning of the centre is stable, despite some difficulties encountered by our public partner to consistently provide the most adequate amounts and quality of food, we have been able to push forward the work started several years ago to 5 define the best framework to build forest 5

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enclosures in partnership with key stakeholders. In our advocacy work, we insist on the fact we must enhance and ensure the well-being of our animals but also must work towards making a bigger conservation impact. This year we have met and discussed this topic with the main conservation NGOs in Cameroon, the Ministry and main funding agencies in Cameroon, and travelled to the North and South Regions for site inspections. Our project is definitely receiving a lot of attention and we are really excited with these developments.

Although it is still a long way away, the progress made allowed us to decide on two pre-selected sites with good potential: one in the Mount Cameroon National Park, South-West region, belonging to the CrossSanaga ecological region (in which endangered Drills, Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzees, and Preuss's monkey are native to) and in Campo Ma'an National Park, South region, belonging to the Congo Basin forest (in which critically endangered Western lowland gorillas, vulnerable Mandrills and Agile mangabeys are native to). We plan to start field prospection missions, starting in the South region around Campo Ma'an National Park, hopefully before the end of the year.

However, the current socio-political crisis in the region will again be one of the main challenges in the second half of the year. It

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will likely reduce our ability to conduct our outreach programme efficiently, especially within schools. Despite this, our education programmes this year to date, in schools and through our Saturday's Nature Club have been a success, and our reinforced education team is gaining in experience and skills. For the second semester, we hope to start a Family Nature Club (funding dependent) with the children of our most active members of the Batoke community. The situation in the region is also having a negative impact on the number of visitors and volunteers coming to the centre; which of course is resulting in further financial and human resource challenges. This is why we are more than ever grateful and dependent on our long term and new supporters that support our mission and vision.

We are actively working towards increasing unrestricted income, reaching new audiences, engaging more volunteers and raising funds for specific projects such as building a new parrot aviary to accelerate the rehabilitation process for the many African grey parrots we receive every year. This would not be possible without the help of our new marketing/fundraising manager, Laura, who arrived in April and who has already done a great job since she arrived.

This report will briefly describe our main achievements over the past six months,

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present our main objectives for the second half of the year and ends with a brief financial report.

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On behalf of the Limbe Wildlife Centre, we thank you sincerely for your unfailing support.

With very best wishes, Limbe, 31 July 2018

Guillaume LE FLOHIC LWC Manager, Pandrillus Foundation

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LWC-RoC Partnership Jan 18

Pandrillus-MINFOF joint field operation to seize 1 infant male western lowland gorilla in Batouri, Eastern Region (cover page)

Jan 18

Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue Center-Pandrillus-MINFOF joint operation to transfer Utah &Mungo from LWC quarantine facilities to Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue Center in the Mbargue Forest, Central Region

Feb 18

A mission to initiate contact in the North Region was organized: visit of the Garoua Zoological Garden, the Garoua Wildlife School, and Faro National Park

Feb 18

Meeting with stakeholders of Campo Ma’an National Park, South Region

Administration, Human Resources & Finance Jan 18

Individual performance review letters were distributed to all staff members

Jun 18

Audited 2017 Pandrillus administration and financial accounts

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Infrastructures and development Feb 18

Transferred and mounted the prototype of the Drill metal tree in the Drill enclosure

Apr 18

Completed the construction of new savannah-dwelling guenon enclosure and satellite cages

Apr 18

Completed the construction of three-inone metal enrichment structures on Chimpanzee Island

May 18

Completed the structural enrichments of the new savannah-dwelling guenon enclosure and satellite cages

Jun 18

Performed the complete maintenance and renovation of the big Quarantine cage

Capacity building May 18

Trained our vet nurse in the preparation of Nyango’s skeleton (Cross river gorilla)

Conservation and Environmental Education Feb 18

Organized a debate on the theme of Conservation and Protection of Primates in Cameroon, Institut Français du Cameroun, Yaoundé, 27 February

Mar 18

School Outreach Final Event: organized visit to the Limbe Wildlife Centre and reward ceremony for all schoolchildren, 21-23 March 2018

May 18

Organized the Saturday Nature Club Final Event

Jun 18

Housed the Divisional World Environment Day at the Limbe Wildlife Centre

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Constituency for conservation May 18

Organized a Community Workshop in Batoke with the members involved in the Green project

Management of animal population and well-being Apr 18

Mandrill: Opened access to the densely grassed fallow strip

Jun 18

Released the newly composed group of savannah-dwelling guenons to their new enriched enclosure

Rehabilitation and release programme Jan 18

Started behavioural rehabilitation of the infant male Western lowland gorilla Bobga

Apr 18

Drill: Eyole integrated back into the Drill group

Apr 18

Savannah-dwelling guenon: Lydia introduced into Boyo's group

May 18

Chimpanzee: Achieved the social integration of Lolo, Madame & Mayos into the Chimp Island group

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Objectives: Jul-Dec 2018 □ Complete enrichment of the Drill enclosure (metal tree, visual obstacles, maintenance of the old platform and structures) □ Upgrade water supply system: build a new tower, purchase additional tanks and new pressure pump □ Raise the funds tobuild a new flying cage to accelerate recovery process of endangered African grey parrots □ Perform the complete renovation of the Mangabey enclosures and structural enrichments □ Perform the complete maintenance of the quarantine cages and Chimp Nursery □ Perform maintenance in the night cages on Chimp Island □ Organize a dart training workshop for animal caretakers □ Train drill caretakers on the scientifically-sound collection of behavioural data □ Start the Family Nature Club with the community of Batoke (funding dependent) □ Transfer Bobga and Jackie to forested enclosure at Ape Action Africa

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EXPENDITURES (1/2) ACTIVITIES WILDLIFE REHABILITATION ANIMAL FOOD CROP BY-PRODUCTS & WILD PLANTS ENCLOSURES & ENRICHMENT, GROUNDS NEW DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION ANIMAL CARE STAFF ANIMAL RESCUE VET PERSONNEL VETERINARY / MEDICAL

Items

Pandrillus (XAF)

GoC (XAF)

TOTAL (XAF)

TOTAL (EUR)

TOTAL (USD)

1,269,380 5,155,645 4,517,570 2,985,100 5,298,000 515,825 3,688,000 82,950

19,087,000 1,000,000 2,160,000 720,000 1,000,000

20,356,380 5,155,645 5,517,570 2,985,100 7,458,000 515,825 4,408,000 1,082,950

31,033 7,860 8,411 4,551 11,370 786 6,720 1,651

37,012 9,374 10,032 5,427 13,560 938 8,015 1,969

23,512,470

23,967,000

47,479,470

72,382

86,326

EDUCATION PERSONNEL MATERIAL, DISPLAY, BOOKS OUTREACH PROGRAMMES STAFF TRAINING WORKSHOPS

1,440,000 708,400 75,000 -

300,000 -

1,740,000 708,400 75,000 -

2,653 1,080 114 -

3,164 1,288 136 -

Subtotal EDUCATION

2,223,400

300,000

2,523,400

3,847

4,588

NON-WAGE EXPENDITURE PANDRILLUS ADVISOR SALARIES

2,842,250 11,208,400

260,000 6,957,790

3,102,250 18,166,190

4,729 27,694

5,640 33,029

Subtotal STAFF

14,050,650

7,217,790

21,268,440

32,424

38,670

ACCOMODATION FUEL, WATER & ENERGY MISSION & RECEPTION TRANSPORT & TRAVELS VEHICLE FUEL & MAINTENANCE

2,840,245 478,050 1,343,451 2,543,742 1,010,350

4,005,844 1,500,000 4,000,000 2,500,000

2,840,245 4,483,894 2,843,451 6,543,742 3,510,350

4,330 6,836 4,335 9,976 5,351

5,164 8,153 5,170 11,898 6,382

Subtotal OPERATIONS

8,215,837

12,005,844

20,221,682

30,828

36,767

Subtotal WILDLIFE REHABILITATION EDUCATION

STAFF

OPERATIONS

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EXPENDITURES (2/2) ADMINISTRATION & COMMUNICATION MARKETING & FUNDRAISING LEGAL COSTS, BANK FEES, MISC. OFFICE SUPPLY, EQUIP. & COMMUNICATIONS PANDRILLUS PROJECT MANAGEMENT

486,650 544,535 734,800 5,546,465

1,625,000 -

486,650 544,535 2,359,800 5,546,465

742 830 3,597 8,456

885 990 4,291 10,084

Subtotal ADMINISTRATION & COMMUNICATION

7,312,450

1,625,000

8,937,450

13,625

16,250

GIFT SHOP GOODS PURCHASED OR MADE FOR RESALE

607,050

-

607,050

925

1,104

Subtotal GIFT SHOP

607,050

-

607,050

925

1,104

55,921,857

45,115,635

101,037,491

154,031

183,705

TOTAL EXPENDITURES

GIFT SHOP 1%

ADMINISTRATION & COMMUNICATION 9% OPERATIONS 20%

WILDLIFE REHABILITATION 47% STAFF 21% EDUCATION 2%

Figure 1. Expenditures by activities

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INCOMES CATEGORIES REVENUES

Items

Pandrillus (XAF)

GoC (XAF)

TOTAL (XAF)

TOTAL (EUR)

TOTAL (USD)

FINANCIAL DONATION GENERATED INCOMES GoC SUBVENTIONS GRANTS OTHER INCOMES VOLUNTEER PROGRAMME

5,402,353 1,556,596 150,000 34,458,831 6,292,596

8,722,000 22,250,000 14,143,635 -

5,402,353 10,278,596 22,400,000 34,458,831 14,143,635 6,292,596

8,236 15,670 34,149 52,532 21,562 9,593

9,822 18,688 40,727 62,652 25,716 11,441

Subtotal REVENUES

47,860,376

45,115,635

92,976,011

141,741

169,047

CAPITAL N-1

1 includes 2 includes

BROUGHT FROM 2017

19,903,341

-

19,903,341

30,342

36,188

Subtotal CAPITAL N-1

19,903,341

0

19,903,341

30,342

36,188

TOTAL INCOMES

67,763,717

45,115,635

112,879,352

172,083

205,235

BALANCE (INC. - EXP.)

11,841,861

0

11,841,861

18,053

21,531

sales from the gift shop entrance fees

BROUGHT FROM FINANCIAL 2017 DONATION GENERATED 18% 5% INCOMES 9% VOLUNTEER PROGRAMME 6%

GoC SUBVENTIONS 20%

OTHER INCOMES 12% GRANTS 30% Figure 2 . Incomes by sources

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