Clean drinking water combined with species protection – water and biodiversity - how do these two things go together? Park Rangers are on the frontlines of species protection. Patrols involve physically rigorous work in challenging habitats, and clean drinking water is therefore important for optimal health, helping the Rangers accomplish a physically demanding job. Protection of the wild habitats that remain is a key factor in the fight to save wildlife. Illegal hunting, illegal logging, and encroachment of protected areas for human uses, such as farming, are all threats to species survival. Ranger patrols play an important role in preserving protected areas. Communities living near protected areas can also play a role in species protection – our water project involves these communities by providing water and educational programs and materials for school programs to help make the connections between structures in the environment that impact natural water sources, including trees and wildlife, the impact of humans on natural waterways, and the role these play in maintaining healthy watersheds. Tengwood.org’s idea to combine water with conservation is financed by our partners at Aqua-pura.org, with additional support from the Swiss Consulate in Nigeria, the Reformierte Kirche Opfikon and one anonymous donor. We welcome all support for this project!

Another year is complete – our yearly report can be found here.

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The latest yearly report for Tengwood Organization can be found here.

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Ten years ago, keeper Bruno Tenger learned about working with chimpanzees at Zoo Zürich. Since then, primates have defined his work. So much so that he has now emigrated with his wife, Dr. Kathy Wood, to protect chimpanzees and the drill monkey in Africa.

See the featured article in Zoo Zürich's 'Zoojournal'  (article only in german, PDF)

'Small successes give hope'

Tengwood Organization recently hosted Dr. Volker Sommer at a forum talk in Wallisellen, Switzerland.

The talk inspired an article about our organization Article Wallisellen Newspaper (article only in german, PDF)

'At the Airport, Bushmeat Also Arrives'

Tengwood Organization fights against the bushmeat trade and for the protection of species in Africa.

The talk was also featured in an article in the Opfikon Newspaper, Stadt Anzeiger, Opfikon (article only in german, PDF)

TENGWOOD IS NOW IN AFRICA!

We arrived in Calabar in June 2015 and are beginning a 3 year long project. Stay tuned for updates from the field...