Silvery Gibbon Project

The Silvery Gibbon Project is proud to present the inaugural Internet Art Auction, showcasing some of our planet unique wildlife by Australian artists.

The following artwork is available for auction for the period Saturday 14 September to Sunday 22 September 2002.Proceeds from the auction will be used to support the conservation of the Silvery Gibbon, a critically endangered gibbon endemic to Java, Indonesia.

Thank you for your support.

The Silvery Gibbon Project, based in Perth, Western Australia is a voluntary group of concerned individuals working for the conservation of the Silvery Gibbon (Hylobates Moloch) and its habitat on Java.

The Silvery (or Javan) Gibbon has already lost 98% of its original habitat on the Indonesian island of Java, and with the human population of 140 million, the pressure on the remaining forest is extreme.

The 1994 Conservation Breeding Specialist Group Population and Habitat Viability Assessment (PHVA) workshop in Java determined that the status for this species is now critical, with the wild population estimated to be less than 2000 individuals.

These gibbons now exist in some 21 discontinuous forest patches.The largest observed populations, all less than 100 individuals, occur in three National Parks.These parks offer the best hope for protecting the Silvery Gibbon in its natural range, as many of the other populations are not within protected areas.

Since the foundation of the Silvery Gibbon Project in 1991, we have funded a scientific survey, assisted with scientific meetings, constructed an entrance gate and hiking trail in Gunung Halimun National Park, and in partnership with Conservation International have recently begun construction of the Javan Gibbon Rescue & Rehabilitation Centre. /span>This Centre will restore full physical and mental health to gibbons previously kept illegally as pets throughout Java.The aim of the Centre is to establish a reserve of gibbon pairs producing naturally raised offspring.These offspring may be needed for reintroduction to the wild in the future.

With even more funds, we would support programs to encourage sustainable community action to ensure those National Parks and other gibbon habitats remain secure from encroachment.Securing the habitat helps not only the Silvery Gibbon, but also other species dependent on the forest for survival.

In June 2002 the Silvery Gibbon Project and its public fund, the Silvery Gibbon Project Conservation Fund, was entered into the Register of Environmental Organisations, and is entitled to receive tax deductible donations within Australia.

Further information about the Silvery Gibbon Project can be obtained from:

Website at http://www.silvery.org.au

Or

Silvery Gibbon Project

PO Box 335, Como, Western Australia 6952

Telephone:61 8 9293 3052

Email:SGP@silvery.org.au

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Silvery Gibbon Project