For river dolphins to survive the threats they face, including over fishing, habitat degradation, deforestation, pollution and hunting for fish bait, we must engage local people. In Colombia, we fund Fundación Natütama who combine wildlife conservation and education with full community participation in Puerto Nariño.

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£10 a month buys art materials for children

£30 a month provides training and funding for indigenous educators

£1000 creates a large, thatched outdoor classroom for children’s activities and community workshops

£5000 buys and runs a small boat to visit isolated communities for a year

£10 takes the children’s ecology group on a field trip

£25 teaches a primary school River Dolphin Diploma course

£50 buys the fuel for monthly dolphin surveys around Natütama

£100 pays a local Amazon Wildlife Guardian for a month

This project needs:

- laptops with (Internal cd/dvd drive)

- pair of small binoculars

- overhead projector for presentations.

- Video camera (Something like a SONY handyman HDR-XR105E

- Waterproof case for the video camera.

- Digital stills camera and waterproof case. (Must have view finder as well as screen because of the bright Amazon light)

Let us know what you can help with