Conservation of forest elephants in the future Ogooue-Leketi National Park, Republic of Congo

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Funder	U.S. Agency for International Development
Recipient Organization	Wildlife Conservation Society
Country	Congo
Start Date	May 22, 2017
End Date	May 19, 2020
Duration	1,093 days
Number of Grantees	3
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`60562-38`

Grant Description

Funds will support monitoring and protection of forest elephants in the Ogooue-Leketi area in the Republic of Congo.

Specific activities will include maintaining surveillance at key sensitive habitats, reinforcing ground patrols and transboundary protection, expanding a mobile brigade and conducting further training in law enforcement monitoring using the Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool (SMART) system.