entstanden ist. Hier engagieren sich Fachleute ehrenamtlich für den Schutz und Erhalt von bedrohten Papageien. in english:
Worldwide protection of wild parrots - Fonds für bedrohte Papageien (Engl: Funds for Endangered Parrots)
The Zoologische Gesellschaft für Arten- und Populationsschutz e.V. (ZGAP) – (Engl: Zoological Society for the Conservation of Species and Populations) – promotes the cons
ervation of highly endangered, but lesser known animal species, which are not usually in the public spotlight, but are nonetheless worthy of protection. While urgent, necessary measures for popular species such as mountain gorillas, giant pandas and tigers already receive much public attention, there are many species, which are threatened with extinction completely unnoticed. It is because of this that since it was founded in 1982 the ZGAP has provided scientific and financial support for conservation projects worldwide. The basic principles underlying this support include training nationals in conservation techniques as well as involving the local population in the measures taken. This concept allows the efficient and cost-effective operation of the projects. In 1997 the “Conservation des Espéces et des Populations Animales“ (CEPA) (www.cepa-association.org), our French ZGAP sister organisation, was set up. The Strunden-Papageien-Stiftung (SPS) (Engl: Strunden Parrot Foundation), which is managed within the ZGAP, was also set up in 1998. This was followed in 2001 by the Stiftung Artenschutz in the area of zoos (Engl: Species Conservation Foundation). (www.stiftung-artenschutz.de) more information on our website!
