wildlife conservation in south asia and sucess met

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1. Guest4356
   

   wildlife conservation in south asia and sucess met

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2. Guest820
   

   the wildlife conservation efforts in south asia r put forward by the organizations like WCS........................etc for more information log on to www.google.co.in

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3. Guest3936
   

   kutte kamino site to banna dete ho, mattr kya tumhara baap likhega aakar.........

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4. Guest7767
   

   South-East Asian Conservation Action Specialist Advisory Group
   
   Convenor: Chris Banks, Zoos Victoria
   
   In 1992/3 it was agreed that the primary region for offshore conservation involvement for the Zoo and Aquarium Association member zoos should be South-East Asia. South-East Asia was chosen for its close proximity to the Australasian region, and abundant range of species and environments needing urgent and focused support.
   
   The main aims of the South-East Asian Specialist Advisory Group (SEACAG) are:
   
       * To provide central coordination and communication for all projects between Australasian zoos and organisations in South-East Asia.
       * Maximise the effectiveness of Australasian zoo participation in South-East Asia through communication and cooperation.
   
   Such entities need supportive people and structures, and we have an enormous regional capacity to work with our zoo-based colleagues in South-East Asia, particularly within SEAZA, to assist their development of their own programs. Indeed, this is an important tenet of the World Zoo & Aquarium Conservation Strategy.
   
   Another critical factor is that South-East Asia is neither one homogenous culture, nor, of course, one country. Even within each country, there is a rich diversity of beliefs, lifestyles and bureaucracies, an understanding of and sensitivity towards which is essential to the successful outcome of any conservation program. This develops over time, and hence, one of the SEACAG's major roles is to ensure that all the Zoo and Aquarium Association members are informed of projects past and present, and can offer advice on those being planned.
   
   Aims
   The aims of the SEACAG are:
   
       * Liaise with Institutional Members of the Association to encourage and assist their support for biodiversity conservation in south east Asia.
       * Identify and recommend projects which Association member institutions might undertake collaboratively, with other Association institutions and partners in South-East Asia.
       * Advise Association institutions undertaking projects in South-East Asia of any relevant cultural or political issues.
       * Advise Association member institutions embarking on projects in South-East Asia of all other relevant member zoo projects being undertaken.
       * Encourage contact between participating Association member zoos and relevant zoos in South-East Asia, with such communication copied to SEAZA.
       * Involve relevant wildlife authorities and other agencies where appropriate, both within Australia and New Zealand and South-East Asia.
       * Encourage reporting of relevant project updates in the Association newsletter.
       * Establish the SEACAG Specialist Contact as the primary point of contact in the region for information relating to Association conservation projects in South-East Asia.
       * Liaise with the Association's other Specialist Groups.
   
   Some of the projects being conducted in South-East Asia by Zoo and Aquarium Association member Institutions include:
   
   Protection of Asian Turtles, supported by Association member zoos
   Many species of Asian turtles are facing extinction. The greatest threat to these turtles is the illegal trade in wildlife, primarily for food. The primary in situ focus is the Turtle Conservation Centre in Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam. Funds raised at Melbourne , Auckland and Perth Zoos, and the National Zoo & Aquarium, have funded publication of a manual to assist wildlife enforcement in China, turtle management at the TCC, production and distribution of community awareness materials in China and Vietnam, and field surveys in Vietnam and the Philippines. The region is represented on the Turtle Survival Alliance and Turtle Conservation Fund by Chris Banks at Zoos Victoria. The Cuc Phuong Turtle Conservation Centre is endorsed and supported by the Zoo and Aquarium Association Wildlife Conservation Fund.
   
   Philippine Crocodile Recovery Plan, in association with Melbourne Zoo
   Phillipine Crocodile
   
   Photo: Chris Banks
   
   The World Conservation Union recognises the Philippine Crocodile as the most threatened species of crocodile in the world. It was previously distributed throughout many parts of the Philippines, but the only viable breeding population left is in north-east Luzon. Zoos Victoria is working with the Mabuwaya Foundation, Philippine agencies and local communities to support conservation of the species in that area. The Philippine Crocodile Recovery Plan was published in December 2000 and revised in 2005, and its implementation is overseen by the Philippine Crocodile National Recovery Team. Chris Banks, Coordinator of Conservation Partnerships at Zoos Victoria, is the International Co-ordinator on the Recovery Team.
   
   The CROC Project
   
   Endangered Primate Rescue Centre, Vietnam
   The illegal wildlife trade is also prevalent in primates. The Endangered Primate Rescue Centre in Vietnam looks after those primates confiscated by the authorities. Funding provided by a range of organisations, particularly Melbourne Zoo, supports a range of initiatives at the Centre. It also helps to support Vietnamese enforcement initiatives and promotes public education and awareness. The Centre is a model for protection and rehabilitation of confiscated primates and is endorsed by the Zoo and Aquarium Association's Primate TAG.
   
   Silvery Gibbon Project, Perth Zoo
   Silvery Gibbon
   
   Photo: Clare Campbell
   
   The Silvery Gibbon Project was formed in 1991 by staff and volunteers at Perth Zoo, who were concerned with the plight of the Silvery Gibbon and its diminishing
   habitat in Java. The Silvery Gibbon Project has provided ongoing financial support and husbandry advice to the Javan Gibbon Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre, which aims to rehabilitate pet gibbons and serve as a resource for educational programs and possible reintroduction efforts. The centre has recently been relocated to a new site within the Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park and it is hoped that the redevelopment of the centre will allow for successful pairing, breeding and eventual release of rehabilitated Silvery Gibbons in the near future.
   
   The Silvery Gibbon project has been endorsed and received support from the Zoo and Aquarium Association Wildlife Conservation Fund under the Great Ape Campaign.
   
   Sumatran Elephant Conservation
   The Asian Elephant is classified as Endangered by the IUCN and the Sumatran Elephant is generally recognised as a distinct subspecies. One of the most significant issues in conserving Asian Elephants is elephant/human conflict. As a result of habitat loss and fragmentation, elephants periodically raid farming areas to feed on high protein crops such as corn. This can lead to destruction of fences and buildings and, in extreme cases deaths of both people and elephants. A number of Association member zoos supported and participated in a workshop hosted by Taman Safari Indonesia in 2000 to discuss issues associated with the conservation of the Sumatran Elephant. This was followed by Workshop on Captive Sumatran Elephant Management in Palembang, South Sumatra in June 2002.
   
   Subsequently, Zoos Victoria established a partnership with Fauna & Flora International to support Sumatran Elephant conservation in Aceh Province through the establishment and operation of Conflict Response Units (CRUs), using trained elephants. The CRUs also play an important role in monitoring wildlife and trade, and community awareness. This collaboration has since taken on the much broader focus of lowland forest conservation across northern Sumatra, using elephants as flagships. Zoos Victoria and Australia Zoo also provided strong support for the local communities following the disastrous tsunami in 2004. Zoos Victoria funding for this project is derived from recurrent allocations and a range of other activities, including the sale of paintings by by Melbourne Zoo's two elephants, Bong Su and Mek Kapah.
   
   Perth Zoo is also supporting Sumatran Elephant conservation, but in the south of Sumatra through the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) project in Way Kambas. The overall goal of this project is to develop sustainable methods for the mitigation of crop raiding by elephants in Indonesia, in order to decrease human–elephant conflict and therefore help protect wild elephants and the livelihoods of people who live adjacent to elephant habitat.
   
   Recovery of the Philippine Spotted Deer
   Philippine Spotted Deer
   
   Photo: Chris Banks
   
   The Philippine Spotted Deer is the most threatened species of deer in the world and is now confined to three forest patches on two islands in the southern Philippines. Melbourne Zoo has been supporting local conservation breeding centres on Negros and Panay Islands since 1996, through a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) covering the Panay Island population. Regional participation in the MOA was transferred to Taronga Zoo in 2005/6. The MOA allows for import of deer into Australian zoos, but this has been delayed by concerns over disease transmission. Notwithstanding this issue, the in situ program is now moving to habitat protection and release of deer in the Philippines, supported by local communities. This program is endorsed by Association's Artiodactyl TAG, with six zoos committing to provide spaces.
   
   The Philippine Spotted Deer Program has been endorsed by the Zoo and Aquarium Association Wildlife Conservation Fund.

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