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PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE - STAFF DEVELOPMENT

5/22/2018

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Update from BCCP's volunteer Field Operations Manager, Georgia Lorenti
​The Bulindi Chimpanzee & Community Project (BCCP) continues to expand in an urgent effort to alleviate the enormous pressure facing wild chimpanzees and thir habitat throughout Uganda’s Hoima District. The BCCP family has grown exponentially due to the establishment of new EOCA European Outdoor Conservation Association funded tree nurseries this year and the acquisition of additional staff members, including nursery staff, tree planting monitors and chimpanzee monitors. This week we embarked on a development program for all our tree nursery personnel. Employee training is important for workplace safety, productivity and the strengthening of skills. Development programs are equally important to increase staff satisfaction and morale. Investment in training shows employees they are valued and helps create a supportive workplace. Our development program involved an informative presentation from senior Project Manager Moses Ssemahunge and Planting Monitor Lorian Mutegeki. It also included a practical workshop and provided nursery personnel with a platform to offer feedback on project activities. The development program was held at one of our new nursery sites at Kiraira and showcased the outstanding work of Prossy Nyabigambo, BCCP’s first female staff member – she showed those boys!
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HAPPY ENDANGERED SPECIES DAY

5/18/2018

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​Today is Endangered Species Day.  While it may seem strange to say "Happy Endangered Species Day", it's a celebration of the tremendous efforts that dedicated individuals and teams around the world are making to protect and conserve the plethora of species that need our utmost help to survive. 

It's a day to remember that in our ever-changing world, it’s not too late to conserve wildlife, large and small, in habitats increasingly dominated by humans.


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This image shows chimpanzees at Bulindi crossing a road that's being widened and upgraded to tarmac. Like many wildlife populations, the Bulindi Chimpanzees are having to adapt to rapid changes in their environment.
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MEET NEWTON

5/13/2018

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This is Newton -- an adult male in his prime and probable leader of the Wagaisa chimpanzee community.

​This beleagured community of about 35 chimps range 15 kilometers to the west of Bulindi. They're under unimaginable pressure. The lush riverine forests within their range have been cut down almost entirely and replaced with farmland and exotic eucalyptus plantations. Their rivers flow like tar having been polluted by a distilling factory. There is scarcely any natural forest remaining, and yet these hardy chimpanzees somehow cling to survival, adapting as best they can to this dynamic human-dominated landscape. Unsurprisingly, the chimpanzees rely heavily on agricultural crops which puts them in competition with local people.

We started monitoring the Wagaisa chimps last year and we're still finding out about them. In parallel, we began small projects to help the local human communities including sustainable woodlots, energy stoves and coffee farming. There's a long way to go and many challenges to overcome, but we're committed to helping Newton and his family survive while at the same time increasing local people's capacity to coexist with their chimpanzee neighbours.

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NEWTON seated in an exotic eucalyptus tree. Plantations of eucalyptus, which are ecomonically profitable for local landowners, have replaced most of the natural forest in the home range of the Wagaisa chimpanzees (Photo by Matt McLennan)
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NEWTON seated in a farmer's garden in March 2018 (Photo by Matt McLennan)
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MONITORING CHIMPANZEES FOR CONSERVATION

5/6/2018

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In Uganda’s Hoima District, 300 chimpanzees (including the Bulindi community) cling to survival in the face of enormous pressure from their human neighbours. Monitoring these chimpanzees is essential for their health and survival.
As well as our long-term monitoring of the Bulindi chimpanzee community, this year we started monitoring two other chimp communities in Hoima and we aim to begin monitoring a fourth community later this year.

As volunteer Field Operations Manager, Georgia says: “Chimpanzee monitoring isn't easy! It requires basic tracking knowledge, a good understanding of chimpanzee behaviour, and a lot of patience. Our chimpanzee monitors are in constant contact with local villagers and often have to act as ambassadors for the chimpanzees as well. At BCCP we believe in strengthening the skills and abilities of field staff through capacity building. Our tiered training program not only provides junior staff with the necessary tools to perform in a complex social and ecological landscape, it also encourages senior monitors to develop strong leadership skills.”

These images show Vincent (who monitors the Wagaisa chimpanzee community) mentoring our newest chimpanzee monitor, Isaac.
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Senior chimp monitor Vincent (left) mentoring new monitor Isaac (center). On the right is researcher Benjamin Hintz, who is studying the Wagaisa chimpanzee community assisted by Vincent (Photo by Georgia Lorenti)
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Mzee, an elderly male chimpanzee of the Wagaisa chimpanzee community. The Wagaisa chimpanzees range about 15 kilometers to the west of Bulindi (Photo by Matt McLennan)
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Chimpanzee Monitor Vincent training new team member Isaac on data collection techniques (Photo by Georgia Lorenti)
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