I am writing this from Kinshasa as I transit through and resupply between working from the southern Lukuru (Bososandja Forest Reserve) to the northern Lukuru (Salonga National Park).

Upon reaching Ville de Kinshasa and an Internet connection, I am informed that we have received our first donation through Wildlife Direct! On 7 August Dave N. became our first donor and we are thrilled. Dave, thank you for leading the way. We would like to use this gift toward the purchase of a satellite phone. Since we have maintained a field-based effort and all of the funding for the Lukuru site is used to support our work on the ground, we are the only conservation group working without any communication to the ‘outside.’ As you can see by the date of my last post and the tardiness of this acknowledgment, I am often incommunicado simply for lack of equipment. In order to keep our readers informed and current, we need to have a communication system. So, that is where I would like to direct this contribution. I hope that will be agreeable to you, Dave. Please feel free to comment.

With deepest gratitude,

Jo Thompson

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