Until the present, no State funding has been forthcoming.
The project has to be financed from sponsorship and donations.
Initial costs for constructing enclosures at the Nature
Conservation Station "Vrolijkheid" near Robertson,
and the purchase and transport of the first 9 zebras from
Etosha, Namibia were covered by the South African
Nature Foundation.
Cape Nature - former Cape Nature
Conservation - has given much support, mainly in
manpower and the supply of Lucerne.
Additional selected zebras were donated on several occasions
by the Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife - former
Natal Parks Board. The Scott-Barnes Nyala
Game Ranch at Empangeni donated three zebras,
and NATREF at Sassolburg donated one
zebra and the transport thereof. Agrihold-Rumevite,
a subsidiary of Sentrachem donated several
zebras.
Companies like Gordon Verhoef & Krause,
Mondi Paperwaste, Everite,
Pure Cane Molasses,
Agrihold-Rumevite made substantial donations,
either in cash or material.
Considerable financial support has been received from
the Confederation of Hunters Associations of South
Africa (CHASA) and some of the affiliated bodies,
such as Cape Hunting and Game Conservation
Association, the S. A. Jagters
en Wildbewardings Vereniging, Pretoria, the Bophutatswana
Jagters en Wildbewardings Vereniging, Itsoseng,
the Bushveld Hunters and Game Conservation
Association, Pietersburg.
The Detroit Chapter of Safari Club International
also made a substantial cash donation.
The "Friends of the South African Museum"
gave financial support. The "American
Long Ears Society" lends support on
an ongoing basis. This club of Equid
model collectors and enthusiasts is raising funds for
the Quagga Project through special competitions, raffles,
shows and auctions.
The translocation of 11 Quagga Project zebras to the
Karoo National Park was executed and financed by South
African National Parks.
Many private individuals have made donations
or make donations on a regular basis.
Without these much appreciated donations in various forms,
the project could not exist. The project committee gratefully
acknowledges this support.
