The aim of the Wildlife Conflict Prevention Group (WCPG) of the Endangered Wildlife Trust is to protect all elements of wildlife in southern Africa against deliberate or unintentional harm by stopping irresponsible and insensitive practices involving poisons
The EWT Wildlife Conflict Prevention Group is a representative forum that brings together all stakeholders in order to discusses, agree and implement the appropriate conservation projects that stop irresponsible and insensitive practices involving poisons and consequently prevent negative impacts on wildlife populations, environmental contamination and ecosystem loss.
Stakeholders represented are the provincial government conservation authorities, conservation NGO’s, academic and research institutions, animal health industry, crop protection industry, legal advisors and the pest control industry. In time we hope to include representatives from the National Department of Agriculture and National Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism.
The EWT-WCPG operates from the Goldfields Environmental Centre on the premises of the Johannesburg Zoological Gardens. The EWT-WCPG consists of a Manager, Administrator, Field Operations Manager, Field Worker and Project Manager.
