First described in 1989, this critically endangered tree kangaroo numbered as few as 100 animals — hunted to the brink of extinction. Working with over 12,000 people from 50 villages, we don't just save tree kangaroos. We save people, culture, and the planet.
The people of PNG and their places are respected, valued, protected and enhanced — their natural resources, habitats, ecosystems, communities, cultures and local economies.
To save lives in PNG — the lives of people, animals, and their places.
Tree kangaroos were our flagship species — a way to achieve broader conservation outcomes. Today we're protecting the entire Torricelli Mountain Range and all its biodiversity. It is worth saving.
4 mammals critically endangered · 3 bird species endangered. None of this is possible without the people who own the Torricelli Range — whose livelihoods we support so communities stay engaged, and so the forest is never sold to logging or mining.
01Hunting moratoriums have lifted the critically endangered Tenkile from around 100 animals to over 300.
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02Traditional “no-go” zones protect all wildlife and revive species once thought locally extinct.
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03Securing legal protection so no large-scale logging or mining can happen without the people’s consent.
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04Supporting 50 villages and 13,000+ landowners with health, education and livelihood projects.
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05Reconnecting people to traditions that already align with caring for the land.
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06Protecting the world’s third-largest rainforest — climate action with global reach.
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07Sustaining Base-Lumi and the local staff who keep all of this work running.
→ +Zookeepers Jim and Jean Thomas braved the steamy jungles of Papua New Guinea to save a little-known tree kangaroo from extinction. Only one hundred were left in the world.
Featuring Sir David Attenborough, Jane Goodall & Tim Flannery.
Directly fund the protection of a critically endangered Tenkile or Weimang.
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Support the local rangers who patrol and monitor the Torricelli Range.
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Clean water and hygiene programs for remote rainforest communities.
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Durable, healthy homes built alongside the communities who need them.
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Every contribution supports TCA's vision — that the people of PNG value and protect their natural resources, their community, and their culture.
