Frankfurt Zoological Society FZS
Protecting Mountain Gorillas and Virunga
Frankfurt Zoological Society FZS
About Frankfurt Zoological Society in Virunga National Park
10 Sep 2008
FZS has been involved in biodiversity conservation in the Virunga ecosystem since Bernhard Grzimek visited the park in the 1950s. In the 1980s, FZS supported the very first habituation of mountain gorillas for tourism, and eventually, for chimpanzees as well. The civil war and unrest in eastern Congo caused support to decline in the early 1990s, but in 2003, the project was reinstated.
The program has focused on providing institutional support to ICCN through ranger training, provision of vehicles, uniforms, patrol rations, and aerial monitoring.
For more information about Frankfurt Zoological Society please visit our website at www.zgf.de.
- Site: www.zgf.de
ABOUT ME Organization
Frankfurt Zoological Society has provided support to Virunga since the 1950s.
gorilla.cd- Buy Boots and Help Keep Our Rangers’ Feet DryMay 16, 2012
- Gorilla Sector Ranger Posts Shelled as Fighting IntensifiesMay 13, 2012
- Thank you for the Widows’ Support.May 12, 2012
- Renewed Fighting Around the Gorilla SectorMay 11, 2012
- Three of Ours Killed During Militia Attack near RwindiMay 10, 2012
- Rebel Militias Enter Mountain Gorilla SectorMay 9, 2012
- Gorilla Gallery Two: Morgan Trimble’s Rugendo FamilyMay 4, 2012
- Interview with Ranger Christian - Chief of Virunga’s Canine UnitMay 1, 2012
- “Jersey Friends of Virunga” - a Community Supporting Virunga GorillasApril 30, 2012
- Nyamulagira Volcano’s Latest ActivityApril 25, 2012
No administration fee is taken for the funds that are transferred through us so that the financial support, net only of bank fees, can go where it was intended in its entirety.
This website was funded by the European Union and the Prince Bernard Nature Fund.
This website was funded by the European Union and the Prince Bernard Nature Fund.