Wildlife Action Group International

Supporting Environmental Education in Zambia

wagi — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:35:47 +0000

South Luangwa National Park is one of the finest wildlife refuges on the African continent.

However the settlement of Mfuwe, located next to the main Park entrance, is rapidly growing and in the last few years has changed from a rural village to a township with all the social and environ-mental problems associated with swift, uncontrolled development.

The most serious threat to the wildlife of the area is poaching though the use of snares or firearms. Commercial poaching, particularly of elephants is a huge problem and ‘subsistence’ poaching is out of control. Other environmental problems include over-fishing, bush fires and deforestation as the villagers search ever harder and further for protein, building materials and firewood.

Chipembele Wildlife Education Trust aims to teach local children the value of wildlife and the environment so that it may be conserved for the future.
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Solving human – elephant conflict in Africa

wagi — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:26:08 +0000

Although people are aware of the benefits coming to their communities through the “Thuma Ecosystem Rehabilitation Project”, is the permanent human-wildlife conflict affecting the local participation and support of WAG’s conservation efforts at Thuma.
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Supporting anti-poaching activities in Malawi

wagi — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:12:21 +0000

WAGI supports the local partner to expand and build up an effective anti-poaching body by increasing the number of scouts in the anti-poaching team in Thuma Forest Reserve to ensure the future of wildlife and its habitat and to protect the integrity of the watershed and forest resources for the Malawian people themselves.
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Fighting illegal wildlife trade in Vietnam

wagi — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:05:22 +0000

WAGI is supporting law-enforcement and biodiversity protection in two Nature Reserves of Vietnam’s Thanh Hoa province providing financial assistance for effective anti-poaching patrols and by contributing towards animal rescue costs.
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New Rescue and Rehabilitation Center in Vietnam

wagi — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 03:30:23 +0000

Some of the confiscated animals are insured and mistreated and can not be released immediately and need care and veterinary treatment. A small resuce center needs to be established and food for the animals provided.
With this project we aim to:
- support the establishment of a wildlife center to provide sanctuary for rescued and confiscated animals,
- pay for transport and needed veterinary expenses and
- provide food and care for the animals.
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