New Born, Baby Sea Turtles Race to the Ocean!

Fighting Ebola

                                         
The Ebola outbreak in Liberia is creating fear amongst the Liberian population. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Liberia has warned the public to stay away from eating bush meat. She stressed that the disease can spread through direct contact with the blood, saliva, urine, stool and secretion of infected animals, mostly bushmeat. Madam Anyaa Vohiri noted that this event has given us the opportunity to highlight the danger of the bush meat trade to the lives of both animals and humans. She added: "the killing and cross-border trade of our threatened and protected animals has health and ecological side effects."  She then warned Liberians to avoid eating bush meat.

The outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in Guinea has rekindled concerns about the risks of hunting and eating bushmeat that place West Africans into close contact with wildlife of the forest. Report from Guinea says Ebola has claimed 60 to 80 deaths so far. Experts say the suspected origin of Ebola is forest bats.

 Bat meat is often served in a Guinean spicy stew called "kedjenou". The dish is a favourite in southeastern Guinea, which is the center of the current outbreak. Guinean authorities- fighting the disease- have now banned the sales of bat-meat and other bushmeat delicacies.

Having a manageable and disease-free meat source is crucial for Liberia. We at Liberia Wildlife Conservancy are calling on all Liberians, home and abroad, to engage or support Liberia's agriculture industry, especially cattle raising. Together we can make a difference.

Ebola in Liberia

Health report from Liberia confirmed that Ebola virus has entered the country through Guinea. Two to four persons in Lofa county have been struck by the deadly virus.  West African authorities are urging international community to help contain the epidemic before it spreads throughout the region.Read more

The photo above shows how most deadly diseases of the wild spread from species to species to man.  This is why LWC advocates for managed meat supply sources instead of bush meatproduct from hunters who have no mains of assessing the health of the animals they kill for sales to the public.

Presidency for USAA Florida Chapter

The United Sarpo Association in the Americas (USAA) held its general elections on July 6, 2013 in Philadelphia PA. Mr. Obaku T. Nyomeh won the highest office of the association, the Presidency. Mr. Nyomah, a member of USAA Florida chapter, promised his chapter before departure to instill peace among American Sapo, foster education for Sapo youths both at home and abroad, and ensure that modern health care services reach Sapo villages in Liberia. Read more...

Sapo National Park Cleared of Illegal Activities

According to news report from Liberia via ACF (Africa Conservation Foundation) website, the Superintendent of Sinoe County, J. Milton Teahjay, said that the Sapo National Park is now cleared of “20,000 illegal miners and poachers”. He pointed out that illegal activities in the park are now 100% contained and the park is back on course for its primary purpose of research and eco-tourism.
We at Sapo Heritage are very grateful for such news. We sincerely congratulate the Government of the Republic of Liberia; the authorities of Sinoe, Grand Gedeh, and River Gee Counties; and all other organizations that made the effort a success. This came at the time when international communities set eyes on the forest cover of Liberia to help mitigate the problem of global warming.

The Greatest Mom

There is one and only one mom whom all the people in the world know. She is mother Earth, our planet. We depend on her resources for survival and livelihood. As the World Conservation Society puts it, " People around the world fish, farm, hunt,and log for food, shelter, and other necessities". We should be very grateful that we still have her. It must be our responsibility to conserve her and use her resources in a sustainable manner. Else, when we kill her, we bound to perish with her. Happy Mother Day-Mother Earth. Sapo will continue to exhibit your originality.

Toads Return

This is Kihansi Fall in Tanzinia. It is home to Kihansi Toads in the photo below.

These toads live nowhere else but in the spray of Kihansi waterfalls. After the completion of Kihansi hydroelectric dam in July 2000, the spray level reduced drastically and the tiny creatures disappeared from the wild. In 2009, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) declared the toads extinct. But before the declaration, several of these toads were already taken into zoos in the United States of America. This week, 100 of Kihansi Toads born and bred in the U S have arrived in Tanzinia to be reintroduced into their habitat in the wild.

In our last story, we reported a search for "Lost Frogs" and cautioned communities in and around Sapo National Park to help protect frogs, toads, and other amphibians of the park. Currently, we have no information of any unique Sapo amphibians in zoos around the world. If we sent any of our wild amphibian extinct, it may be gone forever. Let's respect and safeguard our nature.