Projet Conservation de la Foret de Nyungwe (P.C.F.N.), Wildlife Conservation Society

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Projet Conservation de la Foret de Nyungwe (P.C.F.N.) (Established 1988)
Conservation Agency
Web Site: http://www.wcs.org/globalconservation/Africa/rwanda/nyungwe

Director: Eugene Rutagarama
Phone: 250-37193 Fax: 250-37173
BP 1321, Kigali, RWANDA
Institution: Wildlife Conservation Society

Mission: To help the Rwandan government in its efforts to conserve the Nyungwe Forest.

Principal Research Programs: Forest regeneration; plant phrenology; vertebrate surveys; chimp habituation; and colobus population studies

Training Opportunities: Financial support for Rwandan students to gain experience in primate field ecology.; Training opportunities available for: Graduate; Field work opportunities available; Program emphasis: Forest conservation; Financial support occasionally available; Note: We try to accommodate students interested in working on conservation issues in an African rainforest context.

Number of Staff: 65

Supported Species: Cercopithecus hamlyni (Hamlyn's monkey), Cercopithecus ascanius schmidti (red-tailed monkey), Cercopithecus kandti (golden monkey), Cercopithecus doggetti (silver monkey), Cercopithecus lhoesti (L'Hoest's guenon), Cercopithecus denti (Dent's mona), Chlorocebus pygerythrus (vervet), Chlorocebus aethiops (grivet), Colobus angolensis ruwenzorii (Angola colobus), Galago (lesser bushbaby), Lophocebus albigena johnstoni (gray-cheeked mangabey), Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii (East African chimpanzee), Papio anubis (olive baboon)

Last Updated: 1998-03-30

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