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Update #11 - For backers only · Jul 13, 2012 · 6 comments

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  • Pledge $5 or more

    581 backers

    Everyone in this pledge category will receive daily updates and pictures of progress- Via text or email, so you will be one of the first to see the findings. Weeks ahead of the media. Furthermore we'll send a you a genuine pygmy made string and bone bracelet to commemorate the launch of The Project.

    Estimated delivery: Jun 2012
  • Pledge $25 or more

    72 backers Limited (228 of 300 left)

    Limited Reward- Everything in the $5 or more with the addition of a personal hand written letter from the team leader and legal use of all the pictures and sound recordings gathered during the expedition.

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2012
  • Pledge $50 or more

    20 backers Limited (80 of 100 left)

    Limited Reward- Includes the $25 or more with the addition of an authentic piece of a new species of plant found along with information on it.

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2012
  • Pledge $100 or more

    55 backers

    Pledges of this amount are eligible for the previous reward as well as the ability to have their emailed questions responded to by team members mid expedition. They will also receive a DVD collection of the entire trip and a handcarved Spear made by the Baka Pygmy people along with a picture of the person who carved it holding YOUR spear.

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2012
  • Pledge $250 or more

    8 backers

    We'd like to offer everyone pledging $250 or more a handcarved wooden mask from Brazzaville, Congo as well as everything in the tiers below.

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2012
  • Pledge $500 or more

    3 backers Limited (7 of 10 left)

    We're offering all of our pledgees of $500 or more the chance to have their name incorporated into the name of a new plant species discovered during the course of our research. (First pledgees will have first choice!)

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2012
  • Pledge $1,500 or more

    1 backer Limited (29 of 30 left)

    Receive all previous rewards as well as having your name or company name attached to the official name of a new species discovered within this expedition- Additionally for the first 5 people who pledge we'll be sending a handmade crossbow made by the Baka Pygmy people. Much like the one in this pic: http://www.pygmies.org/fieldwork/photo-diary.asp?photo=8

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2012
  • Pledge $2,000 or more

    1 backer Limited (5 of 6 left)

    Limited Reward- Receive all of the rewards below along with one complete and preserved specimen of a new species or subspecies of insect we discover during the course of our research. This is the incredibly rare opportunity to own one of four to six specimens in the entire western hemisphere. A true opportunity of a lifetime for collectors and enthusiasts.

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2012
  • Pledge $3,500 or more

    0 backers Limited (2 of 2 left)

    Pledgees in the $3500 or more category will receive everything in the categories below as well as all the perks of the $10,000 or more corporate sponsorship with the exception of business promotion.

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2012
  • Pledge $10,000 or more

    1 backer Limited (3 of 4 left)

    Official sponsor. Team members will wear clothing with the name of official sponsors. Official sponsors will also be mentioned in all media interviews and in the documentary as a sponsor, as well as have a chosen species named after them. Finally Pledgees in this category will be given the opportunity to personally visit one of the project sites. (We'll even have a grub lunch ready)

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2012