Covid-19 Support, Kafue, Zambia
2020 - Anti Poaching Kafue, Zambia - Donation of US$ 21,250
The donation is a contributation to the operational costs of Musekese Conservation who operate in Zambia's remote Kafue National Park. The annual operating costs are approximately USD 130,000 so every penny must be watched. We are supporting Tyrone & Phil and their work in Kafue National Park.
In 2019 the operation was mainly supported with funds raised through their own companies, Jeffery & McKeith Safaris & Reel Nature, in-kind support from private individuals and companies and of course from the Lion Recovery Fund (LRF). Grants allowed them to fund the initial training of the anti-poaching officers, the building of a base in Kafue and the running of the operation.
A first payment of US$ 15,000 was done at the beginning of 2020. We were able to transfer an additional US$ 6,250 in July 2020 as part of our Covid-19 support program for Musekese Conservation. We would like to thank everyone who participated in our fundraising campaign!
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Tyrone McKeith & Phil Jeffery - Musekese Conservation
Tyrone McKeith & Phil Jeffery founded Musekese Conservation in 2018 in response to a sharp increase in poaching in the North-Eastern sector of the Kafue NP.
Both Phil & Tyrone are graduates of the Durrell Institute for Conservation and Ecology (DICE) and together have over two decades of experience working in KNP in many different capacities, from guide training and lodge management to working with the Department of National Parks and Wildlife in developing the current Park Management Plans.
Phil has grown up in Zambia and is following in the footsteps of his father, a wildlife biologist who has spent many years working in the wildlife and conservation fields in Zambia and the region. Phil spent the first few years of his life growing up in the Luangwa Valley and is a keen amateur photographer and private pilot.
Tyrone has been coming to Zambia since he was a child and now calls this wonderful country home. Tyrone is also a keen photographer and naturalist, often delivering talks about wildlife and conservation.
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