Support an elephant conservation effort in pendjari and w national parks by strengthening biological monitoring elephant protection and community engagement

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Award ID
F24AP02596
Recipient
Awarding agency
Obligated
$499,538

Award facts

Assistance listing
15.620 African Elephant Conservation Fund
Completion date 62% complete
Place of performance
Benin

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Description

As the agency reported it.

As part of the WAP complex forest elephant stronghold a unesco world heritage site this ecosystem is home to west africas largest remaining elephant population with approximately 4056 individuals of which more than half approximately 2892 elephants are located in pendjari and w national parks. This project is intended to conserve african forest elephants and their habitat by addressing the impacts of poaching humanelephant conflict HEC livestock encroachment and regional insecurity. Specific activities INCLUDE1 deploying six elephant satellite global positioning system GPS collars annually to maintain 40 active collars in the WAP benin complex 2 conducting consistent aerial monitoring of elephant movements across the protected areas and 3 engaging with pastoralists and reducing livestock encroachment through an annual livestock vaccination campaign 40000 cattle at the periphery of the protected areas.

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Who received award F24AP02596?

F24AP02596 was awarded to African Parks Foundation Of America by DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters Region 9 (Fish and Wildlife Service) on May 1, 2024.

How much is award F24AP02596 worth?

$499,538 has been obligated on F24AP02596.

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