Thanks & Acknowledgements

It is so difficult to thank everyone who has supported REST.  There have been so many – from our corporate sponsors to the day visitors who just drop in and leave thanking us for the fantastic experience.  In the past I never wrote down names, thinking I could never forget, but alas I have,so please don’t take offence (the list just keeps growing).  In the future REST plans to keep a monthly diary of all supports displayed at the new place.  I look forward to all the names – New and Old!

Special Acknowledgements:
Maria Diekmann and 'Naughty', one of the birds which came from Dr. Gerhard Verdoorn of Birdlife SA. He was captive bred and released in October 2005. He is sighted at REST about every 4 months.
Maria and Naughty with Trish Cooper - REST board member, Bertus Matthee - Senior Manager, Retail Banking for Nedbank of Namibia, and Dai Williams - Raleigh International Country Leader, at the official opening of the Nedbank Breeding Aviary built by Raleigh International.
Raleigh International volunteers around the new REST sign donated by Ruth & Theo Brockmann of Otjiwarongo.

The following sponsors have donated funds or services to REST

  • Disney Wildlife Fund

    DeWildt Cheetah and Wildlife Centre

    Global Environmental Fund of the UNDP

  • Air Namibia

    Decor Signs

  • Leslie Brown Memorial Grant

    Namibia Breweries

  • Fauna & Flora International: donated funds to further educational projects

    Natural Encounter Senory Trail

  • Foto First, Otjiwarongo: film and photo processing

    Patou Malan

  • Waltons, Otjiwarongo: photocopying

    Karl Terblanche

  • Namibian Ministry of Environment and Tourism

    PAZAAB

  • Otjiwarongo Veterinary Clinic: vulture veterinary care

    Joyce Basil 

  • The Namibia Nature Foundation for handling all accounting within Namibia for REST

    WAZA

  • Ned and Diana Twinning - thanks for the generous donations!

    Birds of Prey Working Group

  • Nedbank of Namibia: for beginning the GO GREEN initiative and making the vultures of Namibia a vital part of it

    NAMPOWER

  • Carstensen's Cafe

    Argos in France

  • Otjo News

  • The Rufford Small Grant

  • The Bateleurs

  • Microwave Telemetry

  • Rob Hawthorn from BBC for the lipstick camera and cable donations

Supporters

The following have sponsored birds

SPONSORS
BIRD'S NAME
Nedbank Namibia Sky Banker
Ned and Diana Twining Tea Bag andEmperor Tetu (Tea for two)
Steve Martin's Natural Encounters Emperor
 Namibia Nature Foundation, Wilderness Safaris and wildlife presenter, Jack Hanna Spirit of Free Enterprise

(SOFE)
(sponsor needed) Dragon Rider
(sponsor needed) (Young Female Cape)

The following have sponsord FP 1

Hyundai Marco Spares
Otjiwarongo Arms and Ammo The Bush Hotel
Farm Weltevrede Skyline
Brauniger Funwings
Omaue Coca Cola
Namibia Breweries Jacaranda Service Station
Tech Distributor - Kodak FP1 Pilots

The following have provided invaluableguidance, time and support

Peter Bridgford Vance Martin
Hans and Christa Diekmann Christina Nick
Steve Hines Mike and Ann Scott
Liz Komen Dr Ingrid Spitze

            Tim and Laurel Osborne

            The Staff of African Wilderness Trails

            Philadelphia Zoo

            Cincinnati Zoo

            Namibia Nature Foundation

            The Ovipuka Conservancy

            The Vulture Study Group

            The Nature Conservation Staff of the Waterberg Plateau Park

            Waterberg Vulture Camp

            The Wild Foundation

            The LA Zoo – Condor Programme

            The San Diego Wildlife Park – Condor Programme
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