Pan African Sanctuary Alliance

TO SUPPORT AND REPRESENT PASA MEMBERS IN THEIR CRITICAL WORK TO PROTECT AND PREVENT THE EXTINCTION OF AFRICAS PRIMATES.

CAPACITY BUILDING: WITH A NETWORK OF 23 MEMBER WILDLIFE CENTERS IN 13 AFRICAN COUNTRIES, THE PAN AFRICAN SANCTUARY ALLIANCE IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO ADDRESS THE ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE, THE BUSHMEAT CRISIS, AND OTHER ANIMAL PROTECTION ISSUES ON A LARGE SCALE, AND PRODUCE LASTING CHANGES TO REDUCE SUFFERING AND ABUSE. PASA BUILDS THE CAPACITY OF ITS MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS IN DIVERSE WAYS AND IS FOSTERING A GLOBAL MOVEMENT TO SAVE AFRICAS GREAT APES AND MONKEYS. PASA PROVIDES ITS MEMBERS WITH SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, INCREASES THEIR VISIBILITY IN THE GLOBAL CONSERVATION AND ANIMAL WELFARE COMMUNITIES, AND PROVIDES OTHER SUPPORT AS NEEDED.

ACTION FOR CHIMPANZEES: IN RESPONSE TO REPORTS BY WILDLIFE CENTERS IN WEST AFRICA OF A DIRE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CHIMPANZEES CONFISCATED FROM THE THRIVING ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE, PASA LAUNCHED ACTION FOR CHIMPANZEES TO RESOLVE THIS CRISIS AT ITS ROOTS. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES GENETIC RESEARCH TO SEQUENCE GENOMES OF CHIMPANZEES CONFISCATED FROM TRAFFICKERS AND USE A GENETIC MAP TO DETERMINE THE ORIGIN OF THESE TRAFFICKING VICTIMS, WHICH WILL PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF TRAFFICKING HOTSPOTS AND SMUGGLING ROUTES. THE RESULTS WILL BE USED TO FOCUS ANTI-TRAFFICKING PROJECTS ON PRIORITY AREAS AND AMPLIFY EFFORTS TO STAMP OUT THE ILLEGAL TRADE. ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS OF ACTION FOR CHIMPANZEES INCLUDE A LARGE-SCALE PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ACROSS THE REGION AS WELL AS TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND THE JUDICIARY. SUPPLIES FOR RESCUED PRIMATES: PASA SECURES IN-KIND DONATIONS, PARTICULARLY OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, FROM A NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS. WE ARRANGE FOR THE MATERIALS TO BE TRANSPORTED (TYPICALLY AS TRAVELERS EXTRA BAGGAGE) TO PASA MEMBER WILDLIFE CENTERS IN AFRICA. DRC TASK FORCE: PASA HAS 3 MEMBERS LOCATED IN THE DRC. THE COUNTRY'S SIGNIFICANCE AS HAVING THE SECOND LARGEST RAINFOREST WITH SOME OF THE LARGEST, REMAINING WILD PRIMATE POPULATIONS, WE HAVE REACTED A TARGETED ADVOCACY AND TRAINING PROGRAM TO COMBAT THE ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE.

EMERGENCY SUPPORT PROGRAM: WILDLIFE CENTERS IN AFRICA ARE CONSTANTLY THREATENED BY THE RISK OF DISASTERS, WHICH INCLUDE FLOODS, SEVERE STORMS, FIRES, POLITICAL INSTABILITY, DISEASE OUTBREAKS, AND THE GLOBAL COVID-19 PANDEMIC. PASA PROVIDES EMERGENCY GRANTS FOR ITS MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS IN AFRICA AND WORKS WITH THE ORGANIZATIONS TO RESOLVE THE CRISES AND ENSURE THEY CONTINUE TO PROVIDE EXCELLENT CARE TO THE ANIMALS WHO DEPEND ON THEM. IN ADDITION TO GIVING FUNDING, PASA'S EMERGENCY SUPPORT CONSISTS OF GIVING GUIDANCE, FUNDRAISING, AND FORGING CONNECTIONS VETERINARIANS AND OTHER SPECIALISTS WHO HAVE NEEDED EXPERTISE.

DRC TASK FORCE: PASA HAS 3 MEMBERS LOCATED IN THE DRC. THE COUNTRY'S SIGNIFICANCE AS HAVING THE SECOND LARGEST RAINFOREST, WITH SOME OF THE LARGEST REMAINING WILD PRMATE SPOPULATIONS, WE HAVE REACTED A TARGETED ADVOCACY AND TRAINING PROGRAM TO COMBAT THE ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE.