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Non Profit news from Investorideas.com – Wild Camel Foundation in Need of Immediate Funding due to extreme winter conditions in Mongolian Desert
February 15, 2010
Mongolia - The Wild Camel Protection Foundation (WCPF), a featured non profit on Investorideas.com reports on conditions following severe winter conditions in Mongolia that has killed more than two million livestock.
According to founder John Hare, "We have had to buy emergency hay for the captive camels at a great cost and our man Bilgee has just left to go down to the breeding centre to check all is all right. Yes, they are having a very tough time but so far our camels are OK - provided we can get the extra hay to them in time."
According to news from the UN, “The winter conditions, known as a dzud with temperatures plunging as low as -50 degrees Celsius and now hovering around -40, are likely to continue beyond April. The Government has already declared disaster status in 12 provinces with a further seven predicted to follow as further heavy snow is expected.
While Mongolians are used to cold winters, current conditions have been compounded by a severe summer drought, when little fodder was generated, killing more than 2 million livestock in a country where 35 to 40 per cent of the population rely on herding and agriculture."
About the WCPF - Learn how you can become a member or sponsor a wild Bactrian camel:
The Wild Camel Protection Foundation (WCPF), http://wildcamels.com/ a United Kingdom registered charity, with Dr. Jane Goodall D.B.E. as its Hon. Life Patron, was established in 1997. It is also registered in the USA as a non-profit organization.
The sole aim of the Wild Camel Protection Foundation is to protect the critically endangered wild Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus ferus) and its habitat in the fragile and unique desert ecosystems in the Gobi and Gashun Gobi deserts in north-west China and south-west Mongolia. It is the only charitable environmental Foundation in the world which exclusively has as its aims and objectives the protection of the critically endangered wild Bactrian camel and its unique desert habitat.
Since it was established, the Foundation has raised funds from the United Natio ns Environment Programme (UNEP), the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and from international organisations, private foundations, individuals, companies and very supportive and dedicated WCPF members.The Wild Camel Protection Foundation works tirelessly to obtain financial support from international organisations, individuals and companies. It is continuously fundraising and organising activities to raise the much needed funds to continue its vital work.
Lop Nur Wild Camel National Nature Reserve - China
Through the successful fundraising and pioneering efforts of the WCPF, a 155,000 square kilometre Lop Nur Wild Camel National Nature Reserve was established in 2001 and was granted National Reserve status in 2003. The Reserve is managed by the Wild Camel Reserve Office of the Xinjiang Environmental Protection Bureau.The Wild Camel Protection Foundation is the sole international consultant and adviser for the Reserve.
Wild Camel Protection Foundation - Mongolia NGO
Established by the Wild Camel Protection Foundation UK in September 2007, the WCPF Mongolian registerd NGO has as its sole purpose the protection and conservation of the wild Bactrian camel and its habitat in Mongolia. Its establishment now means the Mongolian scientists are directly involved in the local management and work currently being undertaken to protect and conserve the wild Bactrian camel in Mongolia. It also means that as a Mongolian registered NGO they can apply directly for grant funding for projects for the wild Bactrian camel or jointly with the WCPF UK. The NGO has a bank account in Ulaan Baator and the WCPF which currently funds 100% of the in-country costs in Mongolia including the Mongolian WCPF NGO work are transferred to this account. The ownership of the vehicle purchased by WCPF UK has been transferred to the Mongolian NGO and new offices have been established at the Mongolian Institute of Biology. The Steering Committee of the NGO is entirely composed of leading Mongolian scientists; Mr. Dulamtseren, Mr. Batsaikhan, Mr. Batzorig and the WCPF (UK) has a member who attends meetings in an advisory capacity. The Chairman is a leading wild Bactrian camel scientist; Mr. Adiya Yad, and he spends 80% of his time in the field working on projects relating to wild Bactrian camel conservation. The WCPF (UK) Mongolian Project Coordinator ,Mr. Enkhbileg Dulamtseren is also a member of the Steering Committee of the NGO.
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