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###### 18/12/2023

## [Valued Collaboration for Positive Conservation Outcomes](https://blog.aspinallfoundation.org/valued-collaboration-for-positive-conservation-outcomes)

Successful conservation projects require a combination of numerous factors, and one of the most important is strong partnerships and effective collaboration. For our team in Madagascar, this is achieved at the project sites by working closely with...

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###### 20/10/2023

## [New Training Programme for Community Rangers Fighting Wildlife Crime in Java](https://blog.aspinallfoundation.org/new-training-programme-for-community-rangers-fighting-wildlife-crime-in-java)

Involving local communities in protecting wildlife and the vulnerable habitats on which they depend is an essential aspect of much of our work.

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###### 18/10/2023

## [Seaview Large-Scale Rescue Mission](https://blog.aspinallfoundation.org/seaview-large-scale-rescue-mission)

Autumn 2021 saw our team partnering with Wild and Free Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, to help transfer a number of animals from Seaview Predator Park, near Port Elizabeth, which recently announced its closure until further notice. The closure...

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###### 18/10/2023

## [Anti-poaching Sting Operation in South Africa](https://blog.aspinallfoundation.org/anti-poaching-sting-operation-in-south-africa)

We recently partnered with Hope for Wildlife Helicopter Services and The Wildlife Emergency Fund in providing aerial support for a massive anti-poaching sting operation, in an area adjacent to the Kruger National Park.

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###### 18/10/2023

## [Sanctuary for Black-Footed Cats](https://blog.aspinallfoundation.org/sanctuary-for-black-footed-cats)

We are delighted to be working with the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency to protect and breed black-footed cats at the Loskop Dam Nature Reserve, for future rewilding and reintroduction in South Africa. These extremely rare predators, classified...

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###### 25/09/2023

## [A New Community-Led Ecosystem-Based Conservation Initiative Begins in CAZ West](https://blog.aspinallfoundation.org/a-new-community-led-ecosystem-based-conservation-initiative-begins-in-caz-west)

We are proud to announce a new collaboration with The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund whose support is making it possible for an important multi-year community-focused project to begin in a section of the Ankeniheny-Zahamena Corridor in eastern...

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###### 21/09/2023

## [Latest news from Sumatra](https://blog.aspinallfoundation.org/latest-news-from-sumatra)

Working with wild animals, especially when rescued from the illegal pet trade, inevitably involves both good and bad times. Our new project rescuing and rehabilitating siamang gibbons in South Sumatra is no exception.

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###### 20/09/2023

## [Djongo & Mayombe - an epic love story](https://blog.aspinallfoundation.org/djongo-mayombe-an-epic-love-story)

Deep in the Gabonese jungle, an island romance has captured the hearts of everyone at The Aspinall Foundation. A tale of two souls born in captivity and forming the bonds of companionship and family in the freedom of their ancestral homelands. An...

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###### 30/06/2023

## [More Siamang Arrive at our Centre](https://blog.aspinallfoundation.org/more-siamang-arrive-at-our-centre)

Although our Siamang Rehabilitation Centre in South Sumatra has only been operational for a few months we now have seven rescued siamang in the quarantine phase, with two more still waiting to be transferred from West Java.

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###### 18/04/2023

## [Siamang Rehabilitation Centre Operational](https://blog.aspinallfoundation.org/siamang-rehabilitation-centre-operational)

We are delighted to announce our Siamang Rehabilitation Centre in South Sumatra is operational. A formal opening ceremony will take place in a few weeks but there are already five rescued siamang in residence, with two more awaiting transfer from...

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