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Friend of Conservation
ABOUT FRIENDS OF CONSERVATION
Friends of Conservation (FOC) was founded in 1982 by Jorie Butler Kent and
her husband Geoffrey to conserve wildlife and natural habitat in Kenya's
Masai Mara National Reserve and other areas in East Africa. FOC's work
includes conservation and education projects not only in East Africa, but
the U.S. and U.K. as well. FOC is committed to preserving Africa's
endangered species and their unique ecosystems by assisting the African
people and their institutions to find sustainable economic balances between
the needs of human and wildlife. Their mission and strategic programs focus
on: 1) education and training for affected local peoples so they may
utilize their environment as a natural, renewable resource for their future
economic benefit; 2) providing a sustainable balance between the needs of
wildlife and the human needs of local populations; and 3) direct action
programs for the protection of endangered species and their habitat,
supported as needed by scientific research.
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