News from FZS projects around the world

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• April 2018
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    Collared elephant bull shot adjacent to the Gonarezhou National Park
    The Gonarezhou Conservation Trust (GCT), a partnership between the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZPWMA) and the Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS), is saddened to announce the shooting of another one of its collared elephant bull by a professional...
• March 2018
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    African Elephants in Gonarezhou
    11,000 elephants roam through the wilderness of Gonarezhou, 20 of them wear radio collars.
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    Inauguration and hand-over of EU funded Ranger Post and Honey-processing Facility in Serengeti
    The Head of Delegation of the European Union to Tanzania and the East African Community, Ambassador Roeland van de Geer, and the Country Director of Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS), Mr. Gerald Bigurube, have handed over a ranger post and honey processing centre to...
• January 2018
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    His Holiness Pope Francis receives "Manu - A Legacy Landscape"
    Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski presented His Holiness Pope Francis with a copy of "Manu - A Legacy Landscape"
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    Weather the cause of Saiga mass-death
    Three weeks of 2015 saw the near total collapse of the central Kazakh Saiga population. From new, cutting-edge research, we finally understand why.
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    Peru creates vast new national park
    The Peruvian government's decision, published today, to make the Yaguas rainforest area a national park is a milestone for nature conservation in Peru, for the conservation of biodiversity, for climate protection - and for the indigenous inhabitants of the Yaguas...
• November 2017
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    2018 Frankfurt Spring School on Conservation Project Management
    At Frankfurt Spring School aspiring conservationists gain the essential skills to kick-start their careers. International conservation experts share their knowledge and experiences over a diverse four-week training programme.
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    From the Amazon to Bonn – on mission to safeguard Yaguas
    Liz Chicaje and Benjamin Rodríguez have traveled all the way from an area called Yaguas in the north of Peru, where they live in remote communities in the Amazon rainforest. They came to join the world for the climate conference COP 23 in Germany.
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    The Kulan is back in the Central Steppes of Kazakhstan
    For the first time in more than a century kulan – or Asiatic wild ass – are now roaming the central steppes of Kazakhstan.
• October 2017
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    SMART tool lets rangers fight poachers in real-time
    The SMART Partnership has released a new extension to the widely adopted Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool (SMART). Called SMART Connect, the new technology improves access to data for park staff and managers on pressing issues such as poaching and human wildlife...
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    Canopy cover stops aerial wildlife census in the Selous-Mikumi ecosystem
    Fieldwork of a dry season aerial wildlife census in the Selous-Mikumi ecosystem in Tanzania is halted because unusually dense canopy cover is reducing visibility.
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    Tusk Award winners 2017 announced
    FZS congratulates project leader and conservation partner on winning Prince William and Wildlife Ranger Award.
• September 2017
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    Aerial Wildlife Census in Selous-Mikumi Ecosystem starts
    The elephant population in the Selous-Mikumi ecosystem in Tanzania has declined significantly because of poaching. A new wildlife census starts to survey large mammals and signs of illegal human activities in the area and to inform management decisions.
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    FZS Annual Report 2016
    FZS Annual Report for the year 2016 and prospects for 2017.
• August 2017
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    “The most exciting stories” – On the passing of filmmaker Alan Root
    On Saturday, August 26th, 2017, the nature filmmaker Alan Root died at the age of 80. Frankfurt Zoological Society is deeply saddened by his passing and our heartfelt condolences go out to his family and friends. A number of our staff had the pleasure to meet Alan Root...
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    Handover of buildings: Living and working for the protection of the Serengeti
    On Tuesday, the German Ambassador in Tanzania, H.E. Dr. Detlef Wächter, presented newly constructed office and staff buildings in Fort Ikoma to Professor Jumanne Maghembe, the Tanzanian Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism.
• June 2017
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    Spotter plane helps guarding North Luangwa
    On Tuesday, 20 June 2017, the German Ambassador in Zambia officially handed over a Husky aircraft to the North Luangwa Conservation Programme. Frankfurt Zoological Society will be operating the aircraft for aerial surveillance of the North Luangwa National Park.