List of WCS African Projects

BOTSWANA
• Scent marking in African wild dogs:  understanding habitat management and conservation
• Tracking conflict of the African wild dog in the central Kalahari, Botswana

CAMEROON
• Biological monitoring of the Banyang-Mbo Forest Reserve
• Conservation and community participation in Banyang-Mbo Wildlife Sanctuary
• Survey and priority setting in the Cameroon/Nigeria highlands
• Status and conservation of Cross River gorillas in the Cameroon Highlands
• Management of Mbam-Djerem National Park
• Large mammal surveys and bushmeat studies around Mbam-Djerem National Park
• CAMRAIL: Law enforcement of bushmeat transport on the railway
• Differential Vulnerability of Primates to Hunting and Correlates of Extinction Risk: Implications for Primate Conservation

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
• Dzanga forest elephant demographics and social dynamics
• Research on the use of elephant infrasound as a method of censusing in forests (Cornell University)

CONGO REPUBLIC
• Nouabalé-Ndoki Project, Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park (NNNP)
• Large mammal distribution and relative abundance between NNNP and the village of Bomassa-Bon Coin
• Forest elephant movements and ecology using telemetry
• Forest elephant and large mammal distribution and abundance in relation to human activities
• Long-term phenological and nutritional studies of elephant and ape foods
• Nouabalé-Ndoki peripheral zone management
• Impact of logging on mammal distribution seed dispersal and forest habitat
• Biological surveys and monitoring in Nouabalé-Ndoki peripheral zone and greater landscape
• Bushmeat offtake monitoring in logging concessions in the buffer zone of NNNP
• Bushmeat offtake and human demographic monitoring in Bomassa-Bon Coin, NNNP
• Dwarf crocodile bushmeat surveys
• Mbeli bai gorilla social dynamics, ecology, and genetics
• Ecology and social behavior of chimpanzees of the Goualogo Triangle, NNNP
• Chimpanzee genetics study, Goualougo
• Before-and-after impacts of logging: focal study on chimpanzees and gorillas, Goualougo
• Conservation of Conkouati-Douli National Park
• Conservation and biological surveys of Lac Télé  Community Reserve
• Schools education program and environmental curriculum development
• Odzala Kokoua Project
• Bateke Plateau Project
• Congo Wildlife Service Development Project
• Congo portion of Lope/Chaillou Project

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
• Elephant and large mammal monitoring in the Okapi Faunal Reserve
• Okapi Faunal Reserve and community management zoning project
• Ituri Forest Research and Training Center (CEFRECOF)
• Botanical exploration of the Okapi Faunal Reserve
• Gorilla monitoring in Kahuzi Biega National Park
• Large mammal surveys and support to management in Kahuzi Biega National Park
• Re-establishment of Kahuzi Biega National Park infrastructure (recovery of park headquarters)
• Exploration of the lowland sector and habitat mapping of Kahuzi Biega National Park
• Coordinating a collaborative biological monitoring program in  five World Heritage sites, in conjunction with MIKE program (Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants)
• Itombwe Forest, advising and follow-up on a community conservation project developed by national NGO
• Kinshasa, collaborators in developing a national conservation database, support systems to ICCN, and establishment of a national office
• Salonga National Park
• Maiko National Park
• UNESCO SYGIAP

ETHIOPIA
• Human-elephant conflict & population monitoring

GABON
• Leopard surveys and ecology in Lopé Reserve
• Research and training for management of Lopé Reserve and development of visitor center
• Mandrill ecology and ranging patterns
• Ecology and social organization of elephants in central Gabon
• Use of plant genetics to map forest refuges
• Sea turtle research, conservation,  and support to national NGOs
• Bushmeat survey and management
• Management, research and ecotourism in Iguela, coastal Gabon
• Gorilla research at Langoué bai
• Establishment of national park management infrastructure with the Gabonese government
• Cetacean research and humpback whale conservation in coastal Gabon
• Support to Gabon government for establishment of a protected areas network in Gabon:  thirteen new national parks
• Gabon portion of Bateke National Park
• Elephant research in Gabon

IVORY COAST
• Biodiversity and coastal management
• West African manatee conservation and awareness education program

KENYA
• Laikipia Predator Project/ Conservation of large carnivores in livestock areas
• Samburu-Laikipia Wild Dog Project
• Kilimanjaro Lion Conservation Project
• Climate Change effects on coral reefs
• Coral Symbiont diversity and adaptations to climate change
• Factors influencing the attitudes of fishermen and managers towards closed areas management in MPAs in Kenya
• The effects of coral bleaching on fisheries
• The ecological, social and management status of marine reserves in the western Indian Ocean
• Economic evaluation of coral reef fisheries and marine protected areas
• Ecology of Kenyan coral reefs: bioerosion and herbivory
• Effects of pollution on bioerosion rates in coral reefs
• Restoration of algal-dominated coral reefs
• Gear use in coral reef fisheries and its influence on fish catches and reef ecology
• Monitoring Kenya's protected and unprotected coral reefs
• The socio-environmental dimensions of marine resource decline and protection on the Kenya Coast
• Internship and training in coral reef research methodologies
• Enhancing sea turtle conservation in Kenya
• Strengthening marine conservation in the Western Indian Ocean
• Assessment and monitoring of management effectiveness of marine protected areas in Kenya
• Assessment of invertebrates fisheries in Kenya
• Reintroducing a large herbivore: a remote sensing and agent-based modeling technique to determine the mountain bongo's (Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci) past and present critical habitat
• The Role of Anthopogenic Fire and livestock Grazing in Sustaining Avian Diversity in East African Savannas

MADAGASCAR
• Management & Conservation of Masoala National Park
• Protection of Makira Forests through the creation of a new Conservation Site
• Integrated Coastal Zone Management & Sustainable Fisheries:  Antogil Bay & Sahamalaza
• Conservation of humpback whales in Antongil Bay; research & promotion of whale watching tourism
• Freshwater fish in situ and ex situ conservation
• Conservation of the radiated tortoise and spider tortoise and its habitat in southern Madagascar
• Development of a nationwide biodiversity database ("REBIOMA")
• Community-based natural resource management & creation of a new protected area in Sahamalaza
• Mammal Research Program: Population surveys & monitoring programs of diurnal lemurs at Masoala National Park & Sahamalaza forests
• Marine park management & ecological monitoring of marine systems; Antongil Bay & Sahamalaza
• Conservation of Shark species in Madagascar; habitat conservation & promotion of sustainable fisheries
• Capacity building & training program; education and training modules for conservation biology for university and government institutions.  Support of Malagasy Student Research Projects
• Support to the Government of Madagascar:  Planning & implementation of national priorities for conservation of wetlands, marine and forest habitats of Madagascar
• Support to the Madagascar National Parks Service:  business plans for parks, ecological monitoring & sustainable finance mechanisms
• Promotion of Ecotourism in Masoala and Andohahela National Parks
• Conservation of marine mammals in Madagascar

MALAWI
• Mt. Mulanje biodiversity and monitoring

NAMIBIA
• Ecology, conservation and community-based management of desert-adapted elephant and giraffe in northwest Namibia, Namibia Elephant and Giraffe Trust
• Large Carnivore Estimates for Improved Management on Farmlands Surrounding the Waterberg Plateau Park

NIGERIA
• Status of gorillas, other primates and forests in eastern Nigeria

RWANDA
• Nyungwe forest conservation: ecotourism, education, inventory and monitoring
• Feeding ecology and ranging of chimpanzees at high altitudes
• Ranging behavior of a group of 400 colobus monkeys
• Census of the Chimpanzee population in Nyungwe National Park
• Restoring Biodiversity Conservation Capacity in the Mountain Forest Protected Areas in Rwanda

SOUTH AFRICA
• Conservation of a critically endangered, spatially fragmented mammal species and its habitat: the riverine rabbit (Bunolagus monticularis)
• The effects of habitat fragmentation and larger canids on cape foxes (Vulpes chama) in southern Africa

TANZANIA
• Southern Highlands Conservation Program
• Carnivores of the Rift
• Tanzanian Cheetah Conservation Program, a survey of the distribution and status of cheetahs in Tanzania, ecotourism
• Chimpanzee Surveys in Western Tanzania
• The effect of poaching on elephant social systemsand human/wildlife impact outside park boundaries, Tarangire
• Tanzania Carnivore Conservation Program
• Conservation Flight Program
• Rungwa-Ruaha Landscape Program
• Zanzibar Coastal Forest Conservation

UGANDA
• Development of the Institute of Tropical Forest Conservation in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
• Biological survey of the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
• Census of the gorilla population in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
• The impacts of tourism on gorilla behavior
• Biodiversity in Uganda:  Ecological processes, evolutionary mechanisms, and capacity-building
• Primate dispersal and conservation in Kibale Forest, Uganda
• Socioeconomic survey of communities living around Bwindi impenetrable national park, Virunga Volcanoes and Nyungwe National Park
• Developing strategies to address human-wildlife conflict in collaboration with CARE
• Assessing the effectiveness of Integrated Conservation and Development strategies in Bwindi Impenetrable and Mgahinga National Parks
• Building the capacity of Uganda Wildlife Authority in monitoring, research and adaptive management
• Transboundary collaboration for protected areas between Uganda Wildlife Authority and Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature in Democratic Republic of Congo
• Conservation of mountain gorillas and their habitat
• Economic valuation of forest types in Uganda
• Promoting large mammal conservation in Uganda through NatureUganda
• Conservation of Chimpanzees in Uganda
• Nutritional Ecology of Chimpanzees, Kibale National Park
• Primate Crop Raiding in Uganda: predicting, understanding and mitigating the risk
• The Ecology of Disease Transmission: Implications for Primate Conservation in Kibale National Park

ZAMBIA
• Improving natural resources management and sustainable agriculture in the Kafue area, CONASA
• Comprehensive monitoring systems for community based wildlife conservation in Africa: Determinants of data quality
• Community Markets for Conservation and Rural Livelihoods (COMACO)
• Database Management for a Multi-sector Approach to Wildlife Conservation
• Conservation through "Food-for-better-farming" initiative
• Poacher/ Hunter to Farmer Transformation Program
• "Bridges of Support" Program for Improving Conservation Synergies with Safari Hunting
• Community Expeditions in African Culture and Wilderness Living - Ecotourism
• Nyamaluma college community-based training and land-use planning/ African College for CBNRM

ZIMBABWE
• The ecology and deterrence of crop-raiding elephants
• Planning of an elephant migration corridor in the Guruve/ Muzarabani district

REGIONAL AFRICA
• Census of the mountain gorillas of the Virunga volcanoes (Rwanda, Uganda, DR Congo)
• Central African forestry practices
• Satellite image analysis of the Albertine Rift to assess forest change since the mid 1980s
• Albertine Rift Greater Virunga Landscape
• Vertebrate ranging and tree dynamics in Congo forests
• Development of elephant monitoring system in the Congo Basin for CITES, MIKE Program (Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants)
• African herpatofauna conservation and bushmeat
• Human footprint on Africa
• Central African Regional Program for the Environment (USAID/CARPE)
• Regional training and inventory program in Central African forests
• Trinational park monitoring: Congo, CAR, Cameroon (WCS/WWF/USAID)
• Development of efficient methods for large mammal surveys
• Beinecke/Christensen student scholarship support
• Conservation of the Greater Virunga Landscape