Mission

PANDRILLUS FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS THE SURVIVAL OF THE DRILL MONKEY MANDRILLUS LEUCOPHAEUS, ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST ENDANGERED PRIMATES. SINCE INCEPTION THE MISSION HAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE CHIMPANZEES AND OTHER WILDLIFE THAT SHARE THE DRILL'S HABITAT IN THE CROSS-SANAGA REGION, A SMALL AREA IN THE HEART OF AFRICA WITH EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH PRIMATE DIVERSITY. PANDRILLUS PROJECTS USE A MULTI-FACETED APPROACH, COMBINING IN SITU AND EX SITU ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING HABITAT PROTECTION, CAPTIVE CARE AND BREEDING, RESEARCH, TRAINING, SMALL SCALE DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES, PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND POSITIVE ADVOCACY, ALL AIMED AT PROMOTING THE DRILL AS A SPECIES AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION GENERALLY. PROJECTS COLLABORATE WITH STATE AND NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS, COMMUNITIES, TRADITIONAL RULERS, OTHER INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL NGOS, ZOOS, ADVISORY GROUPS, AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS. PANDRILLUS FOUNDATION'S CURRENT PROJECTS ARE THE DRILL RANCH IN NIGERIA, AND LIMBE WILDLIFE CENTER IN CAMEROON.