Project Update: April 2010

In early February 2010 I contacted the relevant government services, lobbied and secured two important endorsement letters for the project from: (1) Regional Delegate of Forestry and Wildlife (copied to Regional Governor) affirming that the study has no law enforcement aim; and (2) from the Regional Delegate of Public Health asking all tradipractitioners of NWR to collaborate with us.

In March 2010 we visited and distributed questionnaires to 19 tradipractitioners in the various localities. To each respondent we give our prepared “message on sustainable medicinal wildlife” and photocopies of the two Regional Delegates’ letters, for better introduction. So far, 21 medicinal wildlife species have been identified, with 27 medicinal usages.