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Lilongwe Wildlife Centre (LWT), a leader in conservation and rehabilitation of Malawi’s wildlife, have launched an urgent plea to help them support the animals in their care during this crucial time.

The Lilongwe Wildlife Centre is under huge pressure as the COVID-19 crisis has forced the centre to close their guided tours and suspend all volunteer placements until the world recovers from Coronavirus. This unfortunate situation means that LWT are still running life-saving work but with fewer people and less funding.

The centre is currently housing and rehabilitating 8 olive baboons, 36 yellow baboons, 115 vervet monkeys, 5 blue monkeys, 3 serval cats, 1 rock python, 1 crocodile, 2 spotted eagle owls and 1 African grey parrot, a total of 172 animals, all of which need around the clock care and feeding.

Lilongwe Wildlife Trust urgently need donations for essentials such as food, medicine and orphan care, to make sure animals such as Tao and Rain (pictured) stay safe during this crisis.

A breakdown of what can be gained by what you give is below:

• £5 could pay for a TB test for a rescued monkey to make sure it is healthy enough to be integrated into a troop.
• £10 could buy one week’s worth of antibiotics to treat sick and injured animals.
• £20 could support two weeks of care for an orphaned monkey, including health checks, food and enrichment items to help them learn vital foraging skills.
• £50 could pay for our team to remove a life-threatening poacher’s snare from a zebra and treat the wound.
• £100 could buy a heat lamp to keep infant animals warm during critical periods of rehabilitation.
 £400 could cover food costs for all wildlife residents for one week.

To donate, please click here.

To learn more about the wonderful work being done by the Lilongwe Wildlife Trust, visit their dedicated page here.