About Camp Karema
Become a Custodian of Camp Karema today and grasp this unique opportunity to be at the sharp end of mountain gorilla protection…
With a simple donation of £10 per month, you can become a custodian of Camp Karema and be right at the forefront of mountain gorilla protection.
(By Clicking the Subscribe button above, you will be taken to Paypal where you can subscrive to £10 a Month. You will Be invoiced every month for 12 months, Although you can Unsubscribe at any point via the Paypal website. Your monthly donations will help the rangers no end!)
Your donation will help provide for 5 rangers and trackers at a permanent tented camp in the Mikeno gorilla sector of Virunga National Park – Camp Karema.
To become a Custodian simply donate here:
- Online (via PayPal)
- Complete the Standing Order & take to your bank (Download on bottom of this page)
- Send a cheque made out to ‘Gearing Up 4 Gorillas’, along with your name and address to ‘Camp Karema’, 87, Chapel Farm Cottage, Gussage St Andrew, Blandford, Dorset, DT11 8DL
Custodians will receive;
- Regular blogs on the G4G web site from your team at Camp Karema, led by Augustin Kambale. Feel free to send him comments or queries via the ‘comments’ section of the blog. He is very excited about the new camp and will greatly appreciate the support you’ll be giving him and his team.
- A regular ‘g-bulletin’ (gorilla bulletin) from G4G with special reports, news and photos from Camp Karema that will not appear on the G4G site.
- A unique photograph of the team, signed by each of them.
- A personalised Camp Karema email address (yourname@karema.co.uk) that you can use to help spread the word. Only custodians will have this address.
About Camp Karema
Camp Karema has been set up in direct response to the killings of at least two silverback mountain gorillas by rebels in January 2007. Four other gorillas are still missing. Assurances have now been given that the rangers can safely re-enter and set up camp right in the heart of Virunga National Park. The camp has been named after ‘Karema’ one of the slain silverbacks.
There has not been a permanent ranger presence here, since Dian Fossey was forced to flee to Rwanda in 1973. This is a truly exceptional move by the brave rangers of eastern DR Congo, in their ongoing pledge to protect the mountain gorilla. The camp will enable 24hr, 365 days a year surveillance and monitoring of the gorillas. G4G is working closely with Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS), WildlifeDirect and the rangers of the Congolese Institute for Nature Conservation (ICCN) to enable Camp Karema to operate effectively, long into the future.
There will be two camp managers and 10 rangers/trackers based at the camp. They will need a vehicle, radios, equipment to remove snares, monitor and record gorilla behaviour and, most importantly, the rangers will be constantly on hand to protect the gorillas from the many dangers that exist in Virunga National Park.
Augustin Kambale will be head up the G4G team at Camp Karema. He was born in Beni and is 30 years old. He is married to Josephine and has 3 sons. He has been a Congo Ranger since 1989 and has always worked in the Mikeno sector protecting Mountain Gorillas. He has also worked at other anti-poaching activities. He is very passionate about the Gorillas as you will see on the video on the web site.
- FZS are providing for the two camp managers, a vehicle and the tents.
- WildlifeDirect are providing for 5 of the rangers/tracker team members.
- You will be providing for the remaining 5 rangers/trackers through G4G .
G4G will send £500 a month, via WildlifeDirect, to provide for the ranger team at Camp Karema. G4G is busy fundraising through events and presentations but your help is needed. Become a Custodian of Camp Karema today and be on the front line of gorilla conservation.
The monthly costs associated with the 5 strong ranger/tracker team are as follows:
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Camp Karema Standing Order Mandate (Adobe PDF Version 25kb)
Camp Karema Standing Order Mandate (Microsoft Word Version 40kb)
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