PARTNERSHIPS IN CONSERVATION

As the rate of animal extinction accelerates, the need for cooperation among local, national and international conservation organisations be comes more pressing. The Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust (JWPT), an d its sister organisations Wildlife Preservation Trust International ( WPTI) and Wildlife Preservation Trust Canada (WPTC) fully recognise th at if long-term conservation efforts are to succeed, there must be loc al in-country involvement. Resulting from such an understanding, and b y balancing ex-situ expertise with in-situ partnership endeavours, the Wildlife Preservation Trusts (WPTs) have adopted a multi-disciplinary approach to the implementation of their conservation mission. This pa per records the formal Memoranda of Understanding and Agreements that JWPT is signatory to, and summarises the main objectives of these part nerships in conservation.