Prague Zoo has made a very generous financial donation to help WCPF construct the enclosure and buildings at the proposed new wild camel breeding centre at Toli Bulag. They are also helping WCPF …
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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, ProfessorĀ Yuan Guoying, Peter Hall AO, Kate Humble, Jane McMorland Hunter of Hafton, Dr. Yuan Lei, Gerald Kidd,Ā Damon de Laszlo, Lulu Lytle, Professor David Munro MBE, Amanda Perrett, Romy Shovelton.
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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Latest news from the WCPF
Newsletter Number 44
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WCPF in The Sunday Telegraph
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 …
What are we doing at WCPF science?
Hello! My name is Anna, I am a conservationist researching the wild camel with WCPF. I am working, as part of a larger team of researchers, to create a management plan for the wild camel in Mongolia- …
Sir David Attenborough’s Perfect Planet, Series 2 – Featuring the Wild Camel
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
Can you help us? The Wild Camel Protection Foundation (WCPF) is raising money to protect the critically endangered wild two humped camel from extinction and to conserve its rare desert habitat in the …
