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Projet Protection des Gorilles

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Congo

Projet Protection des Gorilles
BP 13977 , Brazzaville , Congo
Phone: (242) 83-73-39 Fax: (242) 83-73-39
Affiliations: Howletts and Port Lympne Foundation, London, England

Mission: To seek and rescue orphaned baby gorillas and rehabilitate them into the Reserve de la Lefini Ecosystem, thereby preserving its unique character.

Principal Research Programs: The feasibility of rehabilitating orphaned gorillas from a captive state to a "natural" state; Tropical diseases, especially those transmissible from man to gorilla

Training Opportunities: No training opportunities available.

Number of Staff: Total (39)

Key Personnel: Mel Richardson, Project Coordinator, E-mail: 103757.2526@compuserve.com
Dawn Garcia, Assistant Project Coordinator
Naiobi Okayasu, Orphanage Manager, 83-63-85
Elizabeth Pearson, Assistant Orphanage Manager, 83-63-85
Janine Booth, Assistant to Reserve Manager, 83-63-85
Rob Smart, Lefini Game Warden, 83-63-85
Carol Smart, Assistant to Game Warden, 83-63-85
John E. Brown III, Project Construction Manager, 83-63-85


Species Supported: "Gorilla gorilla gorilla" (15); "Pan paniscus" (6); "Mandrillus sphinx" (2); "Papio anubis" (1); "Cercopithecus mona" (2); "Cercopithecus nictitans" (3); "Cercocebus galeritus" (2); "Cercopithecus cephus" (1)

Associated Field Sites: Reserve de la Lefini. Contact Dr. Mel Richardson.

Entry created: 1998-03-30
Review requested: 2007-02-27
Entry last reviewed: 2000-08-01

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