This was a statement made by the then President Sir Dawda Kairaba
Jawara (DK) in 1977, aimed at calling attention for the need to
protect The Gambia's quickly vanishing flora and fauna.
See also:
Darwin
Field Station For Biodiversity
Makasutu
Wildlife Trust
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 "It
is a sobering reflection that in a relatively short period
of our history most of our larger wildlife species have
disappeared together with much of the original forest cover.
The survival of the wildlife
still remaining with us and the setting aside of protected
natural habitats for them is the concern of all of us.
It would be tragic if this priceless natural heritage, the
product of millions of years of evolution, should be further
endangered or lost for want of proper concern. This concern
is a duty we owe to ourselves, to our great African heritage
and to the world.
Thus I solemnly declare that my Government pledges its untiring
efforts to conserve for now and posterity as wide a spectrum
as possible of our remaining fauna and flora." |
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Nature
Reserves Wildlife
