Author: Kathy

Engaging Children with Primate Conservation in Panama

Endangered Azuero howler monkeys, tadpoles, bats, birds, insects, and beautiful wildlife, all in the school yard April 2022. Headed to the airport after more than 2 years of pandemic restrictions was an exciting change. Finally, an opportunity to work with children again on conservation in primate-habitat communities!  Landing in Panama City, we drove SW down the Azuero Peninsula to arrive…

Conservation Education Near Mountain Gorilla Habitats

Partnering with the Rafiki Memorial Wildlife Conservation Initiative and the Bwindi Plus Primary School in Buhoma, Uganda, our PICC team spent an exciting week with local children, educators, parents and elders. Together, we explored information about mountain gorillas, the children learned how to take photos with a DSLR camera and use photography for conservation awareness, and gained skills in making…

Conservation Education in Uganda

Part 2–Rwenshama In August 2022, the PICC program visited the rural community of Rwenshama, Rukungiri District, in Southwestern Uganda. We worked with the students of BACHO (Banyabutumbi Cultural Heritage Organization) where we learned so much from the children and the community about their wildlife and their own lives living within the borders of Queen Elizabeth National Park. The Banyabatumbi are…