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Nicky volunteered with
CERCOPAN for almost 4 years and is now back in UK raising funds to help
us with our work. She ran the
Cardiff Half marathon on October 14, 2007 for CERCOPAN and
plans to do more runs in the future. Here's what NIcky says about her
reasons for continuing to help fundraise
"CERCOPAN has a very integrated approach to conservation of primates,
working closely with local communities to develop alternative
livelihoods to hunting, raising awareness with over 50 schools,
receiving over 30,000 visitors a years (all for free) to the primate
rehabilitation and education centre, protecting over 3000 hectares of
tropical rainforest and carrying out research on the rainforest and all
the plants and animals inside. It's amazing how little is known about
this rainforest and the last 4 surveys carried out at CERCOPAN's
rainforest centre at Rhoko, have produced new species or new
subspecies. Incredible! At the end of the day, CERCOPAN cares for over
130 monkeys, most of them orphans from the bushmeat trade and illegal
hunting activities. CERCOPAN needs your help to address these issues,
raise awareness in the schools, help the local communities to develop
alternative livelihoods so that their rainforest can be preserved, carry
out research and most importantly, look after and care for these
endangered and unique primates.
The run was completed in the excellent time of 2 hrs
10 mins, and we are keeping the sponsorship link open until the end of
October, when we will post the total amount she raised.
Please consider
sponsoring Nicky -
for as little as £2, or as much as you like, anything will help spur her
on!
Thank you for your support.
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