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The Pan African Sanctuaries Alliance (PASA) is registered as a 501 (c) 3 non-profit charity in the United States and all donations are tax-deductible. PASA is also registered as a limited company in the United Kingdom, and charity applications are pending in several African nations.
The Pan African Sanctuary Alliance (PASA) is the association of sanctuaries in Africa that collectively care for over 670 chimpanzees, 80 gorillas, 40 bonobos, 200 drills, and literally thousands of baboons and other endangered primates.
Due to the rapid influx of orphan animals from increased logging, habitat destruction, disease, and commercial development of the bushmeat trade combined with a lack of ecological awareness in primate range countries sanctuaries emerged on an ad-hoc basis over the last three decades, founded upon principles of crisis management. This made it difficult for long-term planning and adequate collaboration between sanctuaries and primate experts.
In 2000, PASA was formed at a meeting in Uganda designed to bring these sanctuaries together. By defining areas of mutual interest and working together to find solutions to common problems, PASA has grown into an effective organization that serves as a source of strength for its members, working to facilitate great ape confiscations and transfers, funding, crisis intervention, health standards and promote educational outreach.
PASA stages workshops each year for sanctuary veterinary healthcare workers and another for sanctuary educators, in addition to the annual PASA Management Workshop.
PASA's members, which range from Gambia to Zambia and from Congo to Kenya, include some of the longest-running conservation programs in Africa and its managers collectively share more than 200 years of primate care experience. But PASA is also at the forefront of ground-breaking programs such as reintroduction and extinction studies, and will continue to work for the protection of wildlife and wild spaces well into the 21st century.
The Pan African Sanctuary Alliance (PASA) is the association of sanctuaries in Africa that collectively care for over 670 chimpanzees, 80 gorillas, 40 bonobos, 200 drills, and literally thousands of baboons and other endangered primates.
Due to the rapid influx of orphan animals from increased logging, habitat destruction, disease, and commercial development of the bushmeat trade combined with a lack of ecological awareness in primate range countries sanctuaries emerged on an ad-hoc basis over the last three decades, founded upon principles of crisis management. This made it difficult for long-term planning and adequate collaboration between sanctuaries and primate experts.
In 2000, PASA was formed at a meeting in Uganda designed to bring these sanctuaries together. By defining areas of mutual interest and working together to find solutions to common problems, PASA has grown into an effective organization that serves as a source of strength for its members, working to facilitate great ape confiscations and transfers, funding, crisis intervention, health standards and promote educational outreach.
PASA stages workshops each year for sanctuary veterinary healthcare workers and another for sanctuary educators, in addition to the annual PASA Management Workshop.
PASA's members, which range from Gambia to Zambia and from Congo to Kenya, include some of the longest-running conservation programs in Africa and its managers collectively share more than 200 years of primate care experience. But PASA is also at the forefront of ground-breaking programs such as reintroduction and extinction studies, and will continue to work for the protection of wildlife and wild spaces well into the 21st century.
