June 2008
The animations and the selling of some objects at the Zoological Park of Paris allow SVAA to collect 1802 euros. We want to thank all the persons who contributed in buying or giving, the Director of the Park Mrs Morrier who allowed the animations and the staff who welcomed us warmly.
The Fondation Le Pal Nature chose to support the Huro Program on the long term. The first donation is composed of a quarantine aviary, a rehabilitation aviary and a transport cage for an amount of 2606 euros. Its moral, financial support and its wish to support us on the long term make the Fondation Le Pal Nature one of the most important sponsor of the Program which one we are happy to work.
Dr Tortschanoff, veterinary of the Zoological Park Le Pal and Coordinator of the Fondation Le Pal Nature joint the Scientific committee of the Program. We are happy to welcome her in the equip, feeling shared by the other members of the committee.
Some photos of Primates from the Zoological Park Le Pal
May 2008
Two new sponsors have added their support to the
program: The Foundation of the Zoological Park of Le Pal
(France) (which support is still in study) and the IBM
enterprise (1000 $).
The Administration Council and the General
Assembly of SVAA have taken place the 5 and 6 of May.
The scientific committee of the Huro Program has
been officialized, the members are the following:
| -Dr Moisson Pierre, Director of the
Zoological Park of Mulhouse (France), member of EAZA.
-Dr Chai Norin, Head of the Veterinary
Department of the Menagerie du Jardins des Plantes
(France), President of YABOUMBA and ELEFANTASIA.
-Dr Lassalle Bruno, Veterinary doctor,
former Director of the Zoological Park of Paris.
-Dr J.P Sati, Indian scientist, specialist
of the Western Hoolock Gibbon, Northern Zoological
Survey of India. |
Animation at the Zoological Park of Paris
extended for the 8, 10, 11 and 12 of May.
April 2008
The founders have obtained their visas of work
and their departure his previous for the middle of May in
order to begin the first installations of the center.
The association of veterinary doctors, YABOUMBA
is now an important sponsor of the Huro Program. Its financial
support (3000 euros) will allow to begin the installations.
Constitution of a scientific committee that will
have for mission to evaluate the rehabilitation and releasing
programs and to realize some ethologic studies regarding to
the Hoolock species so as to improve these process.
Animation of a stand at the Zoological Park of
Paris during all the scholar holidays.
March 2008
Since 11 march 2008 we have the official
authorization from the Chief Wildlife Warden, Mr Shri Kumar,
to realize the Huro Program in its totality and its
coordination by its two founders.
At this moment, only the visas lack to be able,
finally, to begin the activities that we have developp on
paper. This
should take 1 or 2 months, because of the impossibility of
convertion of visas on the Indian Territory. We have to take
it from an indian ambassy.
February 2007
Arrival of the founders in New Delhi in order to
negotiate with the central forests authorities. Meeting with
the former indian minister of the Enviroment, the Culture, the
Social Justice and creator of the ministry of the Animal
Welfare, actual member of the indian Parliament (Lok Sabha),
Madam Maneka Gandhi.
Meeting and discussion with the Zoo Authority, in
New Delhi, that governs the wildlife rescue centers in the
country, with whom we decided to begin by a wildlife transit
facility (that supposes that all the animals go back to the
wild), which facilitates the applications because, at this
time, the program has not to be submitted to the Supreme Court
(that takes a minimum of 6 months, but which application will
be done in a next future after the beginning of the settlement
of the Program). Thus, now the official authorization that we
need will comes from the forests authorities of the Meghalaya
state (India being a federal republic).
Obtaining of the Patronage of Madam Maneka Gandhi
who will now be as a guardian angel for the Huro Program.
Parternship with her association, People For Animals, which
will act as a protection regarding the Program, without any
exchange of fund.
Madam Maneka
Gandhi
Submission of our proposal to the Principal Chief
Conservator of Forests, in Shillong (Meghalaya) who welcome it
in a good way.
January 2007
Realization of the layout of a little
sensitization book regarding the disappearance of the WHG and
the forests, in English and in Garo, that will be distributed
among the young Garos.
Editing of a proposal for a MoU (memorandum of
Understanding) so as to obtain from the Indian Ministry of
Environment and Forests the authorization to rescue primates
that rae protected by the indian and international laws and to
create the necessary structure.
December 2007
Return of the founders on the indian territory,
accompanied by the film director.
Spotting in the West Garo Hills in order to find
the right place for the settlement of the center. Obtaining of
an agreement with the responsibles of the Chandigre village
that allocates a land of 2 hectars to the Huro Program in a
collaboration way.
November 2007
Meeting with a film director concernong the
realization of a documentary on the Garo culture to whom the
founders have proposed their help for the realization of his
spotting. The region being isolated from the international
interest, it appears to us as important to make the rich and
unknown culture of this region known by the western countries.
October 2007
Continuation
of the research of funds for the creation of the
Program on place. The La Palmyre Zoo (France)
gave a contribution for the program in october.
We
are at Vincennes Zoo (France) from October 27 to
November 11. If you are in France at this time,
you can come and see us in front of Chimène the
gabriellae Gibbon of the Park.
 
August
2007
The
foundators are in search of sponsors in order to
collect the necessary funds for the beginning of
the Huro Program in India.
February
to June 2007
Return
of the foundators after 5 months in the Garo
Hills.
The
populations of Hoolock are in a critical
situation: 2753 individuals in the whole
northeast India and 236 in the Meghalaya
state. The "jhum cultivation" (
specific local culture which consist in
burning the forest around the villages)
devastate the Garo Hills (West of
Meghalaya), where the majority of Hoolock
families is. We can add the plantations
of betlenut (which indian people are mad
about), the tea plantations and the coal
open mines (exploited night and day, that
yield 25 roupies per kg, around 0.5 euros).
The indian scientists are definite:
Meghalaya will be a desert in 30 years,
certainly less.
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Hoolock family in a
songacham
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The traffic is an another
problematic with the illegal pet trade,
the zoos, the minizoos and the
laboratories. Moreover, the Hoolock coat
is used in Arunachal Pradesh as a finery,
his meat is consumed generaly in the
whole northeast India and his bones are
sold for the traditional medicine (fertility)
in China, in Burma and in India. The only
exception is the villages sacred forest,
inhabited by one part of the Garo
population who have a particular belief
among the Hoolock that protects him in
the limits of the songacham (surroundings
of the village). It is said that the
Hoolock families sing louder during the
ceremony days and are silent when someone
die in the village. However, this habitat
is not the one of the Hoolock and some
sanitary risks are sometimes deplored in
this situation of proximity with the
houses (transmission of deseases, dog
attacks...). Furthermore, the families
used to the human presence are exposed
and easy targets for some poachers who
circumvent the Nokma (village chief)
authority. At last, the songacham does
not represent a viable territory on the
long term because of its situation
without connection with the forest that
does not allow the youngs to fund a new
family (creation of floating individuals).
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Another threats press on
the Hoolock populations and the situation
emergency speed up us to collect the
necessary funds.
We are working now with Dr
J.P Sati, an indian scientist who is one
of the best specialist on the Hoolock. We
are waiting for the official
authorization from Kolkata to attach him
definitely to the Huro Program.
At Delhi we have met the
ancient minister of the Environment, the
Social Justice and the Animal Welfare,
Madam Maneka Gandhi who offered to us he
support for the continuity of the Program.
In Meghalaya, we have met
some officials from the Departement of
Forest who were joyful about such an
initiative in the state and approved of
the necessity of this structure.
However, the indian
government was clear, no negociation
without funds. We have to collect at less
25 000 euros (total of the funds for the
structure: 50 000 euros) to begin.
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December
2006
Article
in 30 Millions d'Amis magazine.
November
2006
November
5: Conference and exposition in Brasles (02)
November
13: Interview on Radio Visages
Success
in the award of the Department of Young and Sport:
SVAA obtains 3750 euros.
October
2006
First
sponsorships of the Huro Program.
The
foundators defended the Project in front of the
Department of Young and Sport jury.
September
2006
Interview
on R2M
Article
in Sudaisne e-magazine
Success
in the award of the Picardie Regional Council:
SVAA obtains 3000 euros.
August
2006
First
publication in l'Union magazine (02).
April
to July 2006
First
mission in Thailand, in Cambodia and in Malaysia
First
contact with Chanee, the Director and Foundator
of the Kalaweit program.
March
2006
Creation
of SVAA association.
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