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  • The kulan mare, her yearling from 2021 and her foal from 2022 running together in the acclimatization enclosure in Alibi.03/27/2023Project update

    Four kulans for Alibi

    03/27/2023Project update

    Four kulans for Alibi

    Last November, FZS supported a transport of kulans to the Torgai steppe in central Kazakhstan for the third time. Veterinary student Anne Dohrmann took part in this translocation. In freezing temperatures, she spent many weeks at the remote reintroduction site and ranger station “Alibi” to observe the new arrivals

  • 12/15/2022Project update

    North Luangwa National Park awarded for conservation excellence

    12/15/2022Project update

    North Luangwa National Park awarded for conservation excellence

    At COP15 in Montreal, Canada, the IUCN announced that North Luangwa National Park is the first Park in Zambia to be part of its Green List, which recognizes protected areas that have been fairly governed, effectively managed and that respect local communities through fair and meaningful engagement.

  • 12/15/2022Project update

    More Kulan return home

    12/15/2022Project update

    More Kulan return home

    Four Kulan, an Asiatic wild ass, were transported 2,100 km by helicopter to an area where the species once roamed.

  • 11/30/2022Project update

    FZS Ukraine adapts

    11/30/2022Project update

    FZS Ukraine adapts

    Our work in Ukraine has changed since February 2022 due to the uncertain situation, setbacks encountered, and safety concerns for our employees in Lviv and in the Carpathians. Despite the challenges, we have been able to make progress.

  • 11/16/2022Project update

    Conservation and the next generation

    11/16/2022Project update

    Conservation and the next generation

    The FZS team in Indonesia educates young students about the natural world and conservation through hands-on lessons.

  • 11/10/2022Project update

    Protecting endangered chimpanzees 

    11/10/2022Project update

    Protecting endangered chimpanzees 

    Restoring the Mahale-Katavi Corridor is critical to the conservation of endangered eastern chimpanzees in Tanzania. 

  • 10/30/2022Project update

    A boost for future conservation project leaders

    10/30/2022Project update

    A boost for future conservation project leaders

    Three Frankfurt Spring School students won awards that will help push their conservation projects forward.

  • 10/25/2022Project update

    The plight of the Giant Otter

    10/25/2022Project update

    The plight of the Giant Otter

    The largest mustelid species in the world is in trouble. Activities such as mining are destroying their habitat. How safe are they within protected areas? Only monitoring can give us a good answer.

  • 10/17/2022Project update

    Where are the Amazonian manatees?

    10/17/2022Project update

    Where are the Amazonian manatees?

    The largest freshwater mammal in South America, the Amazonian manatee is not easy to find, especially in a National Park roughly the size of Yellowstone. But protecting this species is important. FZS Peru and partners have a way to find them.

  • 09/15/2022Project update

    Banks for people and nature

    09/15/2022Project update

    Banks for people and nature

    Empowering the growth of conservation-friendly livelihood opportunities that benefit both people and the natural environment.

  • 09/14/2022Project update

    “We take care of the Serengeti”

    09/14/2022Project update

    “We take care of the Serengeti”

    In Tanzania, especially in villages around protected areas, a popular and profitable business opportunity that also benefits the environment is beekeeping. A new honey processing facility built by FZS is helping farmers make more money from their products while helping the industry grow.

  • 09/13/2022Project update

    Keeping cows safe

    09/13/2022Project update

    Keeping cows safe

    Once lions learn that they can relatively easily hunt cows grazing behind inadequately secured fences, they become less motivated to go on hunting expeditions for wild antelope or buffalo. This is a problem for local people whose livelihoods are threatened. But a solution exists.

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