The Gombe Connection

When it comes to creating awareness of the problems affecting the natural world, None Governmental Oraganizations (NGOs) are often on the front line of trying to mitigate the impact man and our activities are having. They believe raising money is only possible by presenting 'solutions' and 'happy endings'and at worst heroes fighting against almost impossible odds. Often the end result is more 'Feel Good Conservation'. Another band aid being applied to a patient which is dying of terminal cancer. Gombe National Park in Tanzania is one such example. The human population growth in the region is still 4.9 % and the chimpanzee population has been declining for decades.
There is not a single baboon left outside the park boundary. The question is: Would the same resources being spent somewhere else have more impact on chimpanzee conservation.

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• Goodall
• Master