Within Tanzania exists one of Africa’s most biodiverse landscapes, the Eastern Arc Mountains. These mountainous forest fragments are host to an extraordinary diversity of plants, reptiles, amphibians and mammals that are found nowhere else in the world.
We work with local partners to secure the future of some of the region's most threatened species, including the turquoise dwarf gecko and the Sanje mangabey.
Our Tanzania projects
Kimboza Forest Reserve is a biodiversity hotspot that is home to threatened species such as the turquoise dwarf gecko, but is under threat from wildfire, invasive species, and illegal logging.
This project aims to reduce dependence on forest resources by local communities and increase habitat availability of key species like the gecko, Loveridge’s sunbird, and the Nguru pygmy chameleon.
Together with collaborators from the Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania, we have successfully cultivated and planted out nearly 5,000 indigenous plants and trees
The Sanje mangabey is an Endangered primate species, only found in two forest blocks: the Udzungwa Mountains National Park and the Uzungwa Scarp Nature Reserve. This project operates in both regions with the goal of conserving and monitoring the species.
Our strategy employs two primary approaches: developing our understanding of population trends supporting community-led anti-poaching patrols.
Publication of the Cercocebus and Mandrillus spp. Conservation Action Plan 2023-2027
In 2023, we sponsored patrols within the Uzungwa Scarp, covering a distance of 891 km. These patrols successfully dismantled 17 poacher camps and confiscated 584 snares
Caspian is a conservation scientist and lecturer specialising in biodiversity conservation.
He has over 10 years of applied conservation experience working in Asia and Africa and is the programme lead for the BZS Tanzanian Conservation Programme, where he oversees a team of international conservationists.
Before Oliver joined Bristol Zoological Society, he dedicated time to primate research and conservation with the Zoological Society of London and Kyoto University.
Additionally, he currently acts as a council member for the Primate Society of Great Britain. He now utilises his skills in primate research to support the Society’s valuable conservation efforts in Tanzania, in particular the protection of the Sanje mangabey.
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