SCF - Sahara Conservation Fund

8. Dr. Jeffrey Bonner

John Newby — 2010-06-30T18:16:27Z

An anthropologist by training, Jeffrey Bonner has over 30 years experience working in museums and zoos. Under his current leadership as the Saint Louis Zoo's Dana Brown President and CEO, the Zoo's WildCare Institute was born, with 12 Conservation Centers supporting research and conservation activities across the globe. As part of WildCare's mission, he has provided SCF with critical start-up resources and allowed the Zoo to serve as an incubator and US base of operations for SCF. Dr. Bonner (...) - 3. Friends of the Sahara

Trapelus tournevillei

John Newby — 2010-06-02T09:04:02Z

- Reptiles

Natrix maura

John Newby — 2010-06-01T17:03:00Z

- Reptiles

Trapelus sp.

John Newby — 2010-06-01T17:00:02Z

- Reptiles

SSIG

John Newby — 2010-05-30T17:10:23Z

- Photo Galleries

Desert Animals in the Eastern Sahara

John Newby — 2010-05-30T11:30:43Z

Riemer, H., Förster, F., Herb, M. & Pöllath, N. 2009. Heinrich Barth Institut. Proceedings of an interdisciplinary workshop dealing with the status, economic significance, and cultural reflection of desert animals in antiquity. Foreword by John Newby, Director of the Sahara Conservation Fund. - Books

Holocene Palaeoenvironmental History of the Central Sahara

John Newby — 2010-05-30T11:17:32Z

Roland Baumhauer & Jürgen Runge (eds.) 2009. CRC Press. Useful collection of papers relating to environmental change in the Sahara - climate, soils, vegetation, etc.. - Books

Greater Kestrel : a first for West Africa

Vincent Turmine — 2010-05-18T11:58:39Z

Sharp eyes and attention to detail have again paid off with the discovery of a Greater Kestrel (Falco rupicoloides) in Termit (Niger), the very first record for all of West Africa. The bird was spotted and photographed by project leader, Thomas Rabeil, and his team on February 16, 2010, during regular wildlife monitoring work. Unlike anything they had seen before, photos of the bird were sent to several world renowned bird experts, including Ron Demey and Nik Borrow, authors of the (...) - 6. News / News

10th meeting of the SSIG in Algiers

Vincent Turmine — 2010-03-28T02:40:46Z

SCF has held the 10th annual meeting of the Sahelo-Sahara Interest Group (SSIG) in Algiers from April 25-28, 2010. Documents from the meeting can be downloaded from the links below: SCF has held the 10th annual meeting of its Sahelo-Sahara Interest Group (SSIG) in Algiers from April 25-28, 2010. The meeting was a brilliant success, with strong participation from SCF partner organizations in Algeria. Especially encouraging was the strong turn out by young Algerian conservationists and (...) - 4. SSIG

Sandscript 7

Vincent Turmine — 2010-03-28T02:20:18Z

The latest issue of Sandscript, SCF's regular newsletter, is now available for download online or in hard copy by contacting SCF (scf bluewin.ch). In this issue, travel with SCF Board Member, Roseline Beudels, through Niger's Termit mountains on foot and camelback. Discover the region's unique and threatened wildlife and what SCF and its partners are doing to conserve it. The latest issue of Sandscript, SCF's regular newsletter, is now available for download online or in hard copy by (...) - 6. News / News