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CONSERVATION WEBSITES
www.conservationafrica.com
Gateway to internet sites on conservation
www.awf.org
African Wildlife Foundation - involving local
people to develop sustainable land use for conservation in East,
Central and Southern Africa
www.elephanttrust.org
Amboseli Trust for Elephants - Cynthia Moss's
long running elephant research project in Amboseli National Park
www.bornfree.org.uk
Born Free Foundation - the International Wildlife
Charity - formed by Virginia McKenna (star of the film Born Free).
Much work in Kenya.
www.assets-kenya.org
Arabuko-Sokoke Schools & Ecotourism Centre
- a sustainable development programme on the coast of Kenya
www.careforthewild.com
Care for the Wild International - animal welfare
and conservation charity, funding practical projects
www.davidshepherd.org
The David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation - founded
by the wildlife artist, involved with many conservation projects
www.gorillafund.org
The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International
- founded by Dian Fossey (Gorillas in the Mist) for the preservation
of gorillas
www.eawildlife.org
East African Wildlife Society publishes the
excellent 'Swara' magazine and is heavily involved in all aspects
of conservation in East Africa
www.elsatrust.org
Elsa Conservation Trust - established by Joy
Adamson (Born Free), the Trust works in conservation education
at their Field Study Centre at Elsamere the former home of Joy
& George Adamson) on the shores of Lake Naivasha.
www.foc-uk.com
Friends of Conservation - formed initially
to protect the Masai Mara the charity is now involved in conservation
project worldwide
www.gcci.org
Global Communications for Conservation - involved
in educational and development programmes worldwide
www.janegoodall.org.uk
and
www.janegoodall.com
Jane Goodall Institute (UK) and Jane Goodall
Institute (USA)
Jane is the leading expert on chimpanzees with her legendary
work in Gombe, Tanzania.
Work in conservation including youth programmes and other conservation
projects
www.ifaw.org
The International Fund for Animal Welfare
- working to prevent cruelty and abuse, improve welfare and protect
wildlife
www.amaraconservation.org
Amara Conservation - assisting the people
and wildlife of Kenya and East Africa through environmental education,
anti poaching and conservation projects
http://lakenaivasha.org
Lake Naivasha Riparian Association - preserving
the environment of Lake Naivasha, a RAMSA site.
www.kws.org
Kenya Wildlife Service - runs the National
Parks in Kenya
www.watamuturtles.com
Watamu Turtle Watch - aims to organise sustainable
use of the Marine National Parks in Kenya and to protect sea
turtles
www.museums.or.ke/
National Museums of Kenya - runs the Museum
Service in Kenya
www.naturekenya.org
Nature Kenya - works for the study and conservation
in Kenya
www.rhinoark.org
Rhino Ark - working to fence the Aberdares
National Park to protect the animals and local people and preserve
the environment
www.save-the-elephants.org
Save the Elephants - founded by Ian Douglas
Hamilton to preserve elephants and the environment in which they
live
www.savetherhino.org
Save the Rhino International - working to conserve populations
of rhino around the world
www.africanconservation.org
The African Conservation Foundation - links
conservation organisations throughout Africa and conducts own
projects
www.save-the-african-wild-dog.com
The African Wild Dog Conservancy - raising
awareness of the endangered wild dog population and supporting
various projects
www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org
The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust - led by
Daphne Sheldrick who raises orphaned elephants and rhino in Nairobi
National Park - featured on 'Elephant Diaries'
www.ecotourismkenya.org
Ecotourism Kenya promotes ecotourism and sustainable
development in Kenya
www.tusk.org
Tusk Trust works across Africa but especially
in Kenya to support conservation projects
www.unep.org/grasp/
Great Apes Survival Project - works through
the UN Environmental programme to research and protect the great
apes
www.colobustrust.org
Wakuluzu: Friends of the Colobus Trust - works
on the coast of Kenya to preserve primates, in particular the
Angolan Black & White Colobus
www.lewa.org/
Lewa Down Conservancy - a private game park
involved in the conservation of many endangered animals including
rhino and grevy zebra
www.mkomazi.com
The George Adamson/Tony Fitzjohn African Wildlife
Preservation Trust
Tony Fitzjohn (the film 'To Walk with Lions was based on him)
worked with George Adamson at Kora. He set up and runs the Mkomazi
Reserve in Tanzania.
www.wwf-uk.org
WWF (UK) - the World's largest conservation
organisation
www.rhinogroup.org.uk
UK Rhino Group - an informal forum for the
discussion of rhino conservation issues
www.wildlifedirect.org
Richard Leakey's site for conservation projects |
