People of Wamba singing bonobo songs

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People of Wamba singing bonobo songs
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Endangered Status of the Bonobo

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service......ENDANGER
  ED
• World Conservation Union (IUCN).......VULNER
  ABLE
  TO
  EXTINCTION
• Convention on International Trade in Endangered
  Species (CITES)......APPENDIX I

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Threats

• Hunting for bushmeat trade
• Political instability / economic collapse
• Cultural change / breakdown of taboos
• Habitat destruction (agriculture, human
  population increase, logging)
• Lack of law enforcement
• Availability of guns and ammunition
• Subsistence hunting / snaring
• Cross-species transmission of disease

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At this timeThere is no enforced protection for
the bonobo.
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Bonobo Conservation Initiative

• An organization
• A network
• A Worldwide Call to ACTION!

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Projects in Progress

• Bonobo.org Website
• Shadows in the Forest Bonobo Lore
• Multi-media Outreach
• Bonobo Peace Concerts
• Biodiversity Learning Center in Kinshasa
• Adopt a Bonobo campaign Support for Kinshasa
  Bonobo Sanctuary
• Religious-based Initiatives
• Support for Great Ape Conservation Act
• Bonobo Summit in Kinshasa
• Coordinated Bonobo Survey

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Every individual counts.YOU CAN HELP!