P-WAC’s Challenge
For Animals, For Humanity, For Earth
The lack of enforcement of animal welfare laws, the shortage of government funds devoted to the preservation and study of fauna and flora, and the global lack of understanding about local populations in these areas are the main aggravating factors behind the suffering of wild primate populations in the face of human activities and their harmful consequences (poaching, deforestation, urbanization, epidemics) in this vast country which is the Democratic Republic of Congo.
P-WAC wants to study and understand the interactions between wildlife and humankind in Central Kongo Province in order to better protect primates threatened with extinction. Through its scientific research, education and in situ conservation activities, P-WAC participates in global efforts to preserve the chimpanzee.
P-WAC is the only chimpanzee conservation initiative and the only rehabilitation center for primates in southwest DRC.