February 2026 was marked by a concerning signal: a significant drop in the Ndoki River’s water level, likely linked to climate change, highlighting increasing pressure on the park’s ecosystems.
On the health front, a mission from the Ouesso health district carried out large-scale tuberculosis screening and vaccination campaigns in Bomassa, with reassuring preliminary results. At the same time, 170 medical consultations were provided, confirming the park’s essential role in supporting access to healthcare for local communities.
Community conservation efforts continued to advance through the structuring of hunters into governance groups, the strengthening of grievance mechanisms, and ongoing human-wildlife coexistence initiatives in Kabo. Awareness-raising remains key, with 185 students engaged during World Pangolin Day activities.
On the biodiversity side, several notable observations were recorded:
- integration of new individuals into a gorilla group at Mbeli Bai,
- a rare predation behavior observed in a chimpanzee at Goualougo,
- and continued monitoring of group dynamics at Mondika.
Research and surveillance activities also continued, including acoustic analyses to better identify poaching pressure zones and health investigations confirming the absence of Ebola but traces of anthrax on an elephant carcass.
Finally, the month saw important institutional developments, with the appointment of a new park director and strategic meetings held at the Tri-National Sangha level. Ongoing discussions around tourism development are also opening new opportunities for sustainable valorization of the area.
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