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The Van der Merwe family, their close friends, the employed workers and volunteers are driven by their love for the growing number of threatened and harmed animals. They understand the destructive impact the encroachment of urban areas and other problems in conservation have on the smallest suricate to the magnificent African lion.

From left to right: Frikkie von Solms(Volunteer and Wildlife Coordinator); Jo van der Merwe(Manager: Harnas); Schalk van der Merwe (CEO Harnas Wildlife); Marieta van der Merwe(Sole owner & Proprietor)
harnas wildlife foundation trust - germany
Astrid Behrendt - Founder and head of the Harnas Trust Germany. She has been supporting Harnas over the past 11 years with a team of people from all over Europe. Together they have made it possible for us to run our projects, look after all the animals and build a future for conservation in Namibia. astrid@harnas.de |
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Catherine Leon - A lawyer from San Francisco, America. She currently runs our nonprofit trust in the US and does all our organization there. info@harnasusa.org |
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