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

Conservation Agency

Rwanda

Projet Conservation de la Foret de Nyungwe (P.C.F.N., Wildlife Conservation Society) (Established 1988)
BP 1321 , Kigali , Rwanda
Director: Eugene Rutagarama Phone: 250-37193 Fax: 250-37173
Affiliations: 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: Total (65)

Key Personnel: Eugene Rutagarama, Director; Amy Vedder, Wildlife Conservation Society, 1 (718) 220-7159, Fax: 1 (718) 364-4275 (U.S. Contact)

Species Supported: Pan troglodytes scheinfurthi; Colobus angolensis ruwenzori; Cercopithecus lhoesti; Cercopithecus mitis doggetti; Cercopithecus mitis kandti; Cercopithecus ascanius schmidti; Cercocebus albigena johnstoni; Cercopithecus hamlyni; Cercopithecus mona denti; Papio anubis; Cercopithecus aethiops centralis; Cercopithecus aethiops; Galago

Entry created: 1998-03-30
Review requested: 2007-02-27
Entry last reviewed: never

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