About Us
Since 1990 Mampam Conservation has carried out projects in collaboration with thousands of people worldwide. We have worked with some of the most impoverished farmers and hunters as well as the most talented and dedicated young scientists in Asia, Africa and Europe to produce solutions to critical but neglected problems in wildlife conservation. Our aim is to develop self sustaining networks of local experts able to work in areas acknowledged to be of critical importance but ignored because of lack of resources and fundamental logistical, methodological and taxonomic problems.

Innovative approaches have been the hallmark of our research; Using paint to count the last hippopotamus population in Ghana; Creating audio guides to endangered frog populations in India; Using ultrasonic detectors to survey extremely rare bats in Madagascar; Developing ways to study huge forest lizards in the Philippines without risk to them or their fragile habitat. Mampam Conservation projects are renown for developing groundbreaking methodologies that are inexpensive but extremely effective.

Through its publishing arm, Viper Press, Mampam Conservation produces books and multimedia guides for free distribution in target countries, specializing in works enabling the easy identification of poorly known species in complex communities and practical ways to survey rare or endangered species accurately under difficult conditions. Many of these publications are considered the authoritative work on the subject.

Our projects are selected according to their conservation priority, potential for community based action and lack of charisma. There are no pandas or elephants here! We concentrate on unpopular creatures living in places where life is difficult for everyone and conservation can never become an issue until peoples' basic rights and requirements are fulfilled. Winning many prestigious conservation awards and gaining a reputation for dedication, perseverance and a dogged determination to speak the truth. Mampam Conservation philosophy can be summarized simply: "If we don't do it, nobody else will!"

Daniel Bennett
Mampam Conservation/Viper Press