Matthew Parris, Columnist at The Times Newspaper and a member of The Wild Camel Protection Foundation (WCPF) has written about the births of four new calves at the WCPF’s Breeding Centre at Zakhyn Us, Mongolia. […]
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A Message from Life Patron: Dr. Jane Goodall
Hon. Life Patron: Dr Jane Goodall DBE
Jane Goodall's pioneering study of wild chimpanzees revolutionised how we think about both chimpanzees and ourselves. Read more…
Patrons: Belinda Braithwaite, The Marchioness of Bute, Emma Buchanan, The Countess of Chichester, Professor Yuan Guoying, Peter Hall AO, Kate Humble, Jane McMorland Hunter of Hafton, Dr. Yuan Lei, Damon de Laszlo, Professor David Munro MBE, Amanda Perrett, Romy Shovelton.
Trustees: Kathryn Rae, Lulu Lytle, Gerald Kidd, Rory Buchanan, Jimmy Woodrow
Founders: John Hare OBE FRGS (died 28 Jan 2022) and Kathryn Rae
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The wild camel (Camelus ferus, хавтгай, 野骆驼) is the eighth most endangered large mammal on the planet. It is critically endangered. There are approximately 600 in the Gobi desert in north-west China and approximately 450 in the desert in Mongolia. The Wild Camel Protection Foundation (WCPF) is the ONLY charity in the world with a SPECIFIC mission to save this remarkable creature and its pristine desert environment from extinction and destruction.
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
IUCN Red List
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- It costs $2,500 a month to run the MONGOLIAN BREEDING CENTRE. The work is vital to protect the wild camel’s unique genetic make-up and covers salaries of the Manager, Herdsman, and Vet.
- It costs $10,000 every September to provide HAY for the wild camels at the Breeding Centre to survive the long, harsh winter.
- We need $25,000 for a WILD CAMEL EDUCATION PROGRAMME in China and Mongolia.
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Latest news from the WCPF
Praise for WCPF from the Mongolian Embassy in the UK
[…] Protecting the wild camel involves safeguarding its habitat, leading to broader environmental conservation initiatives. Mongolia’s Ministry of Environment and Tourism has designated the Great Gobi Area of Special Protection “A” a Strictly Protected Area, home to the endangered Wild Camel, Gobi bear, and snow leopard. The efforts to save and protect the Wild Camel extends […]
‘Camels with Anna Jemmett’ on the On Wildlife podcast
On Wildlife host Alex Re is joined by special guest, Anna Jemmett, an ecologist at the Wild Camel Protection Foundation with years of dedicated research on these incredible beings to teach us everything we didn’t know. So, pack a few extra water bottles as we set out on a desert expedition to unravel the secrets and resilience […]
Dr Anna Jemmett
We are delighted to announce Dr Anna Jemmett and the first wild camel PhD.
Congratulations from everyone at WCPF! […]
A Brief Report of the Construction Work at Toli Bulag
The latest report on the works to build the second wild camel breeding centre at Toli Bulag, Mongolia has been sent to us by Adiya Yadamsuren, WCPF Mongolia. […]
WCPF to support the One Billion Trees project in Mongolia
2023 celebrates 60 years of cooperation between Mongolia and the United Kingdom. The British government was the first Western government on the 23rd January 1963 to recognise Mongolia as an independent country. The wild camel project in Mongolia since the 1990s is an example of this successful cooperation. After the recent COP meeting in Glasgow […]
