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	Penguin Census Report from Peru
	The Punta San Juan (PSJ) team had another busy year in 2012. An important part of their work is to carry out a census of Humboldt penguins at major... [Read More]

	Project update on the 3 radio collared carnivores in Namibia
	In the months following the release of a female cheetah and her two sub-adult offspring in August 2012, GPS collars funded by Action for the Wild have... [Read More]

	Supported Projects for 2013
	For 2013, Colchester Zoo’s charitable arm, Action for the Wild, will be supporting 20 projects, and has pledged to donate in total £200,000 to these... [Read More]

	Donation sent to Wae Wuul Project in Flores and review of activities in 2011
	The Komodo dragon Varanus komodoensis is endemic to five islands in south-eastern Indonesia; however, one of these islands; Flores, does not make up... [Read More]

	Save Africa's Elephants - Help Ban the Thai Ivory Trade
	Across the savannas and forests of Africa, tens of thousands of elephants are being slaughtered each year for their ivory. In many places the species... [Read More]

	Overview of rhino poaching during 2012
	Sadly the rhino poaching crisis is continuing. The final figures for 2012 on the number of rhinos killed in South Africa are 668, and in total there... [Read More]

	A Boys’ Weekend – An Update from Kafue National Park
	A Boys’ Weekend – An Update from Kafue National Park During an early December Saturday morning, keepers and the elephant orphans at Phoenix camp... [Read More]

	Free the Bears Annual Review
	Free the Bears started 20 years ago. The work of this organisation is vital to protect bears in Asia, and its work extends well beyond the bounds of... [Read More]

	N/a’an ku sê Research Programme Summarised Annual Report 2012
	Namibia is one of the few African countries in which six large carnivore species persist in free-ranging environments. However, large areas of the... [Read More]

	Update on Rhino Poaching Crisis
	Rhinos in South Africa are now at a great risk of extinction with the poaching crisis. Over the past 4 years, especially from 2010 onwards, the number... [Read More]

	Over 100 bullets found lodged in an orangutans body!
	A total of 104 bullets have been found lodged in the body and head of a female orangutan, who was rescued last week by the Orangutan Foundation and... [Read More]

	Action for the Wild donations put to good use in South Africa
	On the 30th of August, Colchester Zoo’s Director of Conservation visited Section Ranger Dirk Swart at the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park. Dirk is responsible... [Read More]

	Wildlife Vets International Update
	The Amur Leopard Project underwent considerable progress and change during 2011. As in previous years, Dr John Lewis continued to act as veterinary... [Read More]

	Moth Survey
	In September, Colchester Zoo staff undertook a moth survey in the zoo’s car park. The moth survey was due to take place in June as part of this... [Read More]

	CBSG annual report
	The Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG) is a global volunteer network of over 500 conservation professionals, coordinated by 6 headquarter... [Read More]

	News from the Gyps Vulture Restoration Project in Pakistan
	A national survey of vultures in all the provinces of Pakistan was carried out between November 2010 and April 2011. This was made possible thanks to... [Read More]

	Hornbill Research Foundations update
	Action for the Wild has been supporting the Hornbill Research Foundation since 2002, and donates $450 annually to support three hornbill families in... [Read More]

	The Current South Africa Rhino Situation
	By the end of 2010, South Africa was viewed as the primary custodian of Africa’s rhinos, with 18,796 white rhinos and 1,916 black rhinos, representing... [Read More]