John Aspinall Foundation

John Aspinall Foundation

The John Aspinall Foundation is a British charity (Registered Charity 326576) which works to promote wildlife conservation. It was set up by professional gambler and zoo owner John Aspinall in 1984 and runs the two zoos he set up, Port Lympne Zoo and Howletts Wild Animal Park in Kent, England. It also supports a number of conservation projects overseas to protect endangered species.

In addition to running the zoos, which have an impressive record in the breeding of rare and endangered animals, the Foundation campaigns on a range of wildlife issues, such as opposing Chinese moves to relax the rules regarding the trade in products made from tigers. [ [http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=36501 The John Aspinall Foundation joins campaign against lifting Chinese ban on tiger parts ] ] The twin zoos are currently home to 14 Indian, Siberian and Sumatran tigers. The Foundation set up a project for Gorillas orphaned by bush meat poachers in the Republic of Congo in the late 1980s and in 1998, set up an orphan gorilla project in the neighbouring state of Gabon. [ [http://www.berggorilla.org/english/gjournal/texte/22courage.html Lesio-Louna and Mpassa ] ] It also supports the 'Project Protection des Gorilles Gabon' which is based in Franceville in Gabon and seeks to reintroduce gorillas in the Plateau Bateke National Park. [ [http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/690 Primate-Jobs: Gorilla reintroduction manager - The John Aspinall Foundation ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.totallywild.net/ Zoo website]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/6405629.stm BBC Article on the Gabon Gorilla sanctuary]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6152594.stm BBC Article on the foundation's work in Congo]
* [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/technology/technology.html?in_page_id=1965&in_article_id=443183 Daily Mail article]


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