bonobo conservation initiative uk

The Bonobo Conservation Initiative Australia (BCIA) was incorporated in May 2008 with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (company number 131149650) as a not-for-profit public company with the primary objective of promoting the conservation of the bonobo chimpanzee (pan paniscus) and their habitat through: * Raising funds and support to assist bonobo conservation projects * Raising awareness of the need to preserve bonobo populations in their natural habitat * Studying bonobos in the Congo (DRC) to better understand their natural environment and the threats to their survival. Partnerships with Bonobo Conservation Initiative ( United States) BCIA is proud to be an independent partner of the Bonobo Conservation Initiative (United States), the international leader in bonobo conservation, with offices in Washington DC and Congo (DRC). BCIA will continue to work closely with BCI (USA) and their network of offices, Congolese partners and partnerships with indigenous communities to promote bonobo conservation. History The Bonobo Conservation Initiative Australia was founded in May 2008 on the initiative of four young Australian professionals with a longstanding interest in primate conservation, and who were privileged to make rare journeys to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2005 and 2006 under the guidance of the Bonobo Conservation Initiative USA. Joining the ranks of just a handful of outsiders who have ever had the opportunity to view bonobos in their natural habitat, Martin Bendeler, Angus Gemmell, Philip Strickland and Luke Bennett were struck by the bonobos unique grace and beauty and the risk of their imminent extinction. They returned to Australia resolved to establish an organisation to disseminate information about this popular but lesser known primate, and through which Australians could contribute to saving the bonobos and support the outstanding work in the field of BCI (USA).