My background is mainly in species conservation, education and capacity exchange. I researched mother-young interactions in gorillas and chimpanzees, in captivity and the wild. After that, I worked for three years in Indonesia, where I developed and implemented youth ambassador and community engagement programmes on local and regional scales. I co-founded WildHub, a community of nature conservation professionals, in 2020 and work as their Community Lead. I am furthermore on the Advisory Board of the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) at the University of Kent where I obtained my PhD on capacity development for conservation in 2022.
Luna Milatović
Programme and Partnerships Manager, IUCN SSC Human-Wildlife Conflict & Coexistence Specialist Group
Liberia Chimpanzee Rescue & Protection (LCRP) is a Liberian NGO, collaborating with local and international partners in caring for current chimpanzee residents and the development of long term strategies to combat the illegal trade and conservation of chimpanzees and other protected wildlife. LCRP’s U.S. affiliate (501c3) is Partners in Animal Protection and Conservation.
Through LCRP, in direct partnership with Liberia’s Forestry Development Authority, captive chimpanzees are rescued and rehabilitated while our collaborative partnerships propel Liberia’s chimpanzee protection, education, and conservation initiatives forward.
Because we believe all wildlife and animal welfare issues are interconnected, LCRP supports broad based public awareness campaigns. We not only support chimpanzee related initiatives, but also vaccination and rabies control programs, emerging disease research, regulation development and conservation action planning. We engage a OneHealth approach in all work we conduct.
I help run a UK charity that builds the capacity of conservationists to plan, implement, monitor, and report on their work. I also have a fair bit of experience in tiger and sea turtle conservation.