News

16 August 2010

£15,000 raised so far as Woburn Safari Park goes ‘Bonkers for Bongos’

Throughout 2010, Woburn Safari Park are actively campaigning for the critically endangered antelope species the East African Mountain Bongo, with their ‘Bonkers for Bongo’ fundraising campaign.

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Currently home to eleven Mountain Bongo, Woburn Safari Park held a ‘Bonkers for Bongo’ fundraising evening on Friday 6th August 2010. Hundreds of generous visitors to the park participated in a host of themed activities, raising a staggering £11,000 on the night. Already during the 2010 season, visitors to the park have donated over £4000!
All proceeds during 2010 will be donated in support of the conservation activities in Kenya for this critically endangered species.
Woburn Safari Park is working with the Bongo Surveillance Programme and the Kenyan Wildlife Service to support the conservation efforts of the remaining 100 Eastern Bongo left in the wild. The programme works to fund rangers to protect the Bongo from poachers, educate local school children and teachers of the benefits of these creatures and their habitats and to monitor population trends and help identify animals.
Woburn’s Head of Animal Management and Conservation, Jake Veasey recently returned from Kenya and is taking an active lead in the development of a conservation strategy for this species with the Kenyan Wildlife Service and conservationists from Kenya, Europe, Australasia and North America.