Mark Gately

@GatelyMark

Wildlife Conservation Society (East Africa), follow me for news on African, Asian and Marine conservation, plus wildlife updates from the field, views my own.

Kigali, Rwanda
Joined May 2011
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  1. 22 Dec 2021

    Costa Rica has expanded the Cocos Island National Park, increasing the protected area by almost 53,000 square kilometres.

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  2. 21 Dec 2021

    Christmas at risk as both frankincense and myrrh threatened by over-harvesting.

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  3. 21 Dec 2021

    2021 was the year when the inextricable link between the climate emergency and the biodiversity crisis was confirmed.

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  4. 19 Dec 2021

    Wildlife photo of the week: the elusive Andean cat, the most endangered cat in the Americas. Found to be living on the outskirts of Chile’s capital, Santiago, after being caught on camera close to the city.

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  5. 17 Dec 2021

    The UK Royal Family have agreed to consider proposals to re-wild significant proportions of the land under their management.

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  6. 16 Dec 2021

    Southern African countries stand to 'lose billions of US dollars in wildlife and tourism revenue’ as a result of the recent UK decision to ban the importation of hunting trophies.

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  7. 15 Dec 2021

    'Heartbreaking photos have captured the impact of Kenya's drought on the country's giraffe population.’

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    14 Nov 2021

    Songolo, Pointe Noire - one of the largest artisanal fisheries landing sites in 🇨🇬 with >500 boats. After 3 years of landing & community surveys led by local researchers - funded by we are still learning more & more

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    9 Nov 2021

    Minister and Mr. Mark Gately, Director for East Africa, Madagascar and West Indian Ocean, signed a Host Country Agreement between the Government of Rwanda and the Wildlife Conservation Society. WCS provides scientific and technical support to our national parks.

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    9 Nov 2021

    Today, WCS signed a hosting agreement with . It means that 2 of WCS’s regional programs are now officially based in Kigali. Agreement was signed this morning by Honorable Minister of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation, Dr. Vincent Biruta, and WCS's .

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    25 Sep 2021

    Congo’s bongos are in danger, and curbs on trophy hunting could save them, writes . With current allotment, they may disappear from the Republic of Congo’s Bonio hunting concession within 25 years, reports survey led by .

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    2 Aug 2021

    For , Mozambique President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi visited Niassa Special Reserve to place a new GPS collar on an elephant. Collars like this help rangers protect the elephants from poachers.

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    23 Jun 2021

    This is a positive step forward in stopping illegal mining in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve.

    Félicitations aux autorités congolaises pour la saisie d'or d'une valeur de 1,9 million de dollars illégalement extrait de la Réserve de Faune à Okapis ! 1/2
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  14. 23 Jun 2021

    Great feature on the plan to rewild an estate in the UK’s East Anglia region from – including the return of the lynx.

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  15. 18 Jun 2021

    The demand for charcoal is growing in Uganda - and the country’s forests are suffering as a result.

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  16. 9 Jun 2021

    Few countries have done more to conserve their marine environment than Gabon over the past decade. Now they have passed landmark measures to manage and protect the country’s sharks and rays.

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  17. 9 Jun 2021

    More on yesterday’s announcement of the strategic plan to safeguard shark strongholds. If we don’t act now, we’ll lose these predators forever.

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    8 Jun 2021

    Take a dive and explore East Africa’s coral reefs in virtual reality. As you swim through the coastal waters of Kenya and Tanzania, learn about the threats facing the world’s reefs, and what is doing to protect them:

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  19. 8 Jun 2021

    Protecting ocean ‘cool spots’ is essential for safeguarding marine biodiversity and local livelihoods in East Africa, says .

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    8 Jun 2021

    On is launching a new 10-year strategy, laying out our commitment to save the worlds and species from extinction in over 10 locations crucial to their survival:

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