In total 243 mammals are found in southern Africa, of which the Riverine Rabbit, Roan antelope and Wild Dog are endangered.
If you're
at a loss on what to do with unwanted items, why
not donate them to the EWT.
The EWT has a wish list that you could contribute to. We would be grateful for the following items:
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A GPS download cable for Garmin Etrex
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A Map Cabinet to store research maps
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Digital video camera to capture work in the field
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Gardening and irrigation tools to keep the lawns, garden and plant nursery at the EWT Head Office maintained
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A Drivable Lawn Mower for Head Office
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A computer (Core Duo 2.0Ghz / 1 GB / 160GB / DVD-RW / XPPRO)
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Generators- small and large to be used at HO and in the field
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Materials for building of car ports
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Vehicle fridge/freezer
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Solar panels
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GPS: Garmin GPSMAP 76S
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Digital Camera for fieldwork for Cranes
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Any materials for educational events with the schools (art equipment, crayons etc., books, magazine posters)
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Any tables/trestles, frames for pull-up banners etc that could be used for establishing stalls at the various shows and expos
Conservation Leadership Group:
* All our duplicates will be handed over to our Rural Eco-Warriors and any further duplicates will go to the Rural Eco-Warrior contact school libraries. Majority of which are seriously under resourced for readers and wildlife reference materials.
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Data projector
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Digital photos of wildlife (these can be sent through to us to put on our hard drive). These will need to be copyright free as the students will want to use them for their projects
The Endangered Wildlife Trust KZN Office needs the following items to assist the Fieldworkers in the area:
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Air conditioner with cooling and heating facilities to use to keep the office Server in running order
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Steel Cabinet to keep all the Conservation Leadership Group Educational material in for the Eco Warriors
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A printer with fax, copier, scanner that is compatible with windows Vista.
Our field workers often work
in hard conditions with not much equipment so
they get extremely excited when we can supply
them with equipment to make their lives easier
and more efficient.
Loxton office is collecting items for the surrounding poor community and kids, such as clothing, blankets, books, stationery etc. If you have any unwanted items to give to this community please contact us for delivery/collection. EWT will collate all items to send down.
Please contact Leighanne Imbert on (011) 486-1102
or email wishlist@ewt.org.za
to organise for deliveries, and collections where
necessary.
