In addition, many projects are implemented with or through non-governmental organisations including those listed below.
At many MIKE sites, survey teams are trained to monitor other large forest mammals such as great apes. For example, in the WWF-supported MIKE surveys of Salonga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, bonobos were also counted.
Formed in 2001 as a project of UNEP and UNESCO, GRASP strives to create a successful partnership of range states, international conventions, non governmental bodies including WWF, scientists, zoos, charitable donors and commercial interests in a sustained campaign to protect not only the great apes, but also the ecosystems of which they are part.
Through high level technical visits, field projects and National Great Ape Survival Plan (NGASP) policy making workshops in African and Southeast Asian great ape “range states”, as well as political lobbying and awareness raising in donor countries, GRASP has made a strong case for the value it adds to great ape conservation efforts.
The Wildlife Conservation Society is dedicated to saving wildlife and wild lands across the globe. From its roots at the Bronx Zoo, founded in 1895, WCS strives to realise this goal through a unique blend of experience through urban zoo management, exploration, field science, and long-term management commitment toward wild landscapes and threatened wildlife species.
The International Programme, with operations in Asia, Latin America, North America, and Africa, is committed to working toward conservation together with governments, donors, other international conservation organisations and local NGO’s, and at grass roots level. In Africa, WCS funds research, training and conservation in 20 countries and supports more African-based field scientists than any other conservation organisation.