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Projet Grands Singes, Centre for Research and Conservation, Royal Zoological Society of AntwerpField StudyProjet Grands Singes, Centre for Research and Conservation, Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp Location of field site: Cameroon, Periphery of the Dja Faunal Reserve , Africa Project Director: Nikki Tagg Contact Person: Nikki Tagg , Nikki.Tagg@hotmail.com , contact Zjef Pereboom (Zjef.Pereboom@kmda.org +32 32024580) if contacting Nikki in Cameroon proves difficult, or for general information on the Centre for Research and Conservation or the Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp Phone: in Cameroon +237 22213035 / +237 94334125 E-mail: pgs.cameroon@iccnet.cm Mailing address: Koningin Astridplein 26 , Antwerp , 2018 Belgium Research Objectives: The in-situ project of the Centre for Research and Conservation, Projet Grands Singes (PGS), is an Integrated Conservation and Development Project (ICDP). Conservation and development objectives are interdependent. Scientific research is mainly focussed on the socio-ecology of great apes. Topics include both fundamental and conservation-applicable research questions. Fundamental research aims an elucidation of the interaction habitat-social structure and as such a better understanding of the mechanisms of the evolution of the social structures of great apes and our ancestors. The conservation-applicable research questions focus on the influence of habitat disturbance on the social structure of the African great apes. For this, we focus on areas that were/are/will be subject to human activities. The prime conservation action is a better protection of great ape populations in non-protected areas. We try to achieve this goal in close collaboration with the local communities. The integration of development objectives will enhance the achievement of the conservation objectives. A socio-economical study is set up for basic monitoring of the effects of our activities on the local population. The result will give the necessary feedback for an evaluation of the achievement of our goals. This socio-economical study is accompanied by combined with a study that aims the set up of a sustainable management plan of the fauna in the geographical area between the villages and the great ape study site. Field Positions and Volunteers: Volunteers, students, researchers are welcome. Preferably, potential PhD students come first as volunteer and experience limits and possibilities for PhDstudy within the project. No funding/financial support available with some exceptions (check volunteer and researcher invitations and information packs on thye PGS website http://webh01.ua.ac.be/crc/pgs). Volunteers are invited to participate in data collection, data entry and analysis and in publication writing. The camps site/living conditions are most primitive. Situated at 5hrs by car and another 5hrs on foot from Yaounde. Species Studied: Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla); Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes troglodytes) Other Species Found At Site: Cercocebus albigena, Cercocebus agilis, Cercopithecus nictitans, Cercopithecus pogonias, Cercopithecus neglectus,Cercopithecus cephus,... Affiliations: RZSA, the Durrell Wildlife Trust, L.S.B.Leakey Foundation, Whitley Laing Foundation, Leopold lll-foundation, VLIR, Flemish Government, European Association of Zoos and Aquaria Project Begin/End Dates: Continuous Web Site: http://webh01.ua.ac.be/crc/pgs Comments: Volunteer and researcher inviatations, as well as an information pack is available on the PGS website (http://webh01.ua.ac.be/crc/pgs) Entry created: 2003-01-17 [Update Entry] [Delete Entry] |