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Conservation Objectives

Working with Communities to Conserve Wildlife & Habitat

The primary objective of the CS Wildlife Fund is to help conserve Africa's unique wildlife & natural heritage.  The CS Wildlife Fund does so by focusing on the following areas.

Conservation programs

We support a variety of conservation programs, with a particular focus on projects that are involved in grass-roots conservation efforts.  We also support the development of new conservation and research initiatives where they are currently lacking.

"We will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; and we will understand only what we are taught"
Baba Dioum  (Senegalese conservationist)

Community & public awareness

We assist with raising awareness of the plight of Africa's unique wildlife within both the local and international communities.  We support conservation programs that involve local communities in various ways, including the provision of jobs and education regarding the conservation values of their wildlife and its natural habitat.  Each year, we host wildlife safaris to Tanzania & Kenya, with proceeds going to conservation efforts including support of local communities.

Sustainable Livelihoods

In our bid to save the natural environment, we cannot forget the people that live and rely on that land for their livelihood.  We support programs that assist local communities with sustainable development initiatives.  These may include teaching local people new skills that will enable them to earn a livelihood that reduces their impact on the environment - both wildlife and its habitat.

Wildlife Corridors & Sanctuaries

Our ultimate aim is to support and encourage the establishment of wildlife corridors between existing protected areas, and to set up several large wildlife sanctuaries.  Animals may roam freely without fear of poaching or human encroachment within these corridors and wildlife refuges.  These sanctuaries will be used for education and to provide local communities with alternative livelihoods based on limited eco-tourism.