Over the humpā¦ the animal that survived against all odds. Dr Jane Goodall and John Hare tell Camilla Tominey a cautionary tale of why we shouldnāt tinker with nature, "we will suffer a worse …
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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: The Marchioness of Bute, Emma Buchanan, The Countess of Chichester, Professor Yuan Guoying, Peter Hall AO, Kate Humble, Jane McMorland Hunter of Hafton, Gerald Kidd, Damon de Laszlo, Colin McIntosh, Professor David Munro MBE, Amanda Perrett, Romy Shovelton, Yuan Lei.
Trustees: John Hare OBE, Kate Rae, Lulu Lytle
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The wild camel 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 costsĀ $2,500 a month to run the MONGOLIANĀ BREEDING CENTRE. The work is vital to protect the wild camel’s unique genetic make-up andĀ 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 aĀ WILD CAMELĀ EDUCATION PROGRAMME in China and Mongolia.
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It has taken four years to make, and at last the second series of A Perfect Planet is nearly here! We are pleased to announce that the extraordinary critically endangered wild camels will feature in …
Urgent crowdfunding for the world’s ONLY Wild Camel Breeding Centre launched
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Wild Camel Conversations
Watch recent Zoom WCPF conversations again! Lulu Lytle (Trustee of the Wild Camel Protection Foundation) spoke to John Hare (explorer, conservationist, Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, …
Tuesday 1st December 6pm GMT: Lulu Lytle talks again to John Hare
Lulu Lytle talks to John Hare about the current developments and future plans to save the critically endangered wild camel. Following the success of their conversation in October, Lulu Lytle, …
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