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In Memoriam to Marcel Ngangoue – A Defender of the Rights of Wildlife A Tribute by Richard Malonga, WCS Congo Director

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May 19, 2021
In Memoriam to Marcel Ngangoue – A Defender of the Rights of Wildlife A Tribute by Richard Malonga, WCS Congo Director
It is with a heavy heart I report the death of our Nouabalé Ndoki Park Warden, Marcel Ngangoue, who passed away on May 16th in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, after a short illness. Who was Marcel? After graduating as a technician in forestry, Marcel first worked for the Ministry of Water and Forests in the Likouala region of the Congo as a controller of logging concessions between 1991-1997. During this period, Marcel was more interested in working with logging companies than being a wi...

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Tags: Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, Celebration, Wildlife protection


New Endangered and Critically Endangered status for African elephants

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March 25, 2021
New Endangered and Critically Endangered status for African elephants
The overall declining trend of both African elephant species calls for increased support by donors, governments of the elephant range states, and the international community to ensure that elephant populations start to stabilize and even begin a route to recovery. The African savannah elephant and the forest elephant have now been classified as Endangered and Critically Endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. This comes after a recent decision by the African Elephant Speciali...

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Tags: Conservation science, Forest elephants, Wildlife protection


WCS Commends Congolese Justice System on 30-Year Sentence of Notorious Elephant Poacher and Ivory Trafficker in Republic of Congo

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August 24, 2020
WCS Commends Congolese Justice System on 30-Year Sentence of Notorious Elephant Poacher and Ivory Trafficker in Republic of Congo
Poacher “Guyvanho,” is the first wildlife trafficker convicted in the Criminal Court in the Republic of Congo, Previously all environmental crimes were tried in the civil courts where the maximum penalty under the wildlife law was 5 years Guyvanho was convicted of attempted murder of Park rangers and trafficking elephant ivory among other charges following a 3-year investigation WCS says Guyvanho likely responsible for killing hundreds of elephants since 2008 Conviction will ...

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Tags: Forest elephants, Wildlife protection, Counter Wildlife Trafficking


Ecotourism to Bring Post COVID-19 hope for Wildlife and Communities in Northern Congo

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June 11, 2020
Ecotourism to Bring Post COVID-19 hope for Wildlife and Communities in Northern Congo
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), in collaboration with the Government of the Republic of the Congo (RoC) and in partnership with the Congo Conservation Company (CCC) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), announce a four-year program with the intent to develop ecotourism in Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park in northern Congo-Brazzaville. Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park is one of the most remote, biologically intact forest landscapes left on the planet. Covering 40...

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Tags: Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, Sustainable finance, Community conservation, Private sector engagement, Tourism


Rare Giant Pangolin Seized from Poachers Rescued and Released by WCS and Partners in Congo

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March 03, 2020
Rare Giant Pangolin Seized from Poachers Rescued and Released by WCS and Partners in Congo
A giant pangolin (Smutsia gigantea) that was seized from poachers in Northern Congo has been successfully rescued and returned to the wild by WCS staff and partners. The photos included (see link above) show the pangolin in the basket used for transport during the rescue operation; rehydrating in the room at the WCS facility where it spent one night; and the animals as it is released into the wild.   Pangolins are among the most commonly trafficked animals in the world and W...

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Tags: Wildlife protection, Counter Wildlife Trafficking, Pangolins


Three WCS Rangers Win “African Ranger Award”

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November 20, 2019
Three WCS Rangers Win “African Ranger Award”
Award is given by Alibaba Foundation and Paradise International Foundation WCS rangers working in Cameroon, Nigeria and the Republic of Congo are honored Rangers from 17 African nations awarded  Three WCS rangers have won the African Ranger Award, which recognizes and supports the achievements and efforts of rangers working to combat the precipitous decline of Africa's wildlife species due to poaching, habitat loss, and the illegal wildlife trade. The WCS reci...

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Tags: Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, Celebration, Wildlife protection


Nouabale Ndoki National Park Celebrates its 25th Anniversary

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June 19, 2019
Nouabale Ndoki National Park Celebrates its 25th Anniversary
The Nouabalé-Ndoki Park, formed between WCS, the government of the Republic of Congo, and the local communities, is arguably the most advanced and demonstrably successful conservation models of its kind in Africa Park is managed by Nouabalé-Ndoki Foundation – a partnership between WCS and Congo Government Nouabale-Ndoki continues its long record of safeguarding wildlife – recent surveys show stable elephant and great ape numbers Park’s intact forests help buffer against c...

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Tags: Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, Policy & partnership, Celebration, Biodiversity


Professionalized Anti-Poaching Operations Led to Arrest and Conviction of Four Elephant Poachers in Republic of Congo

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November 30, 2018
Professionalized Anti-Poaching Operations Led to Arrest and Conviction of Four Elephant Poachers in Republic of Congo
Four poachers responsible for killing elephants in the periphery of the Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park were sentenced to five years’ imprisonment by the local district court on Thursday the 22nd of November.  Leonard Beckou, the gang leader, is a repeat wildlife crime offender, having been arrested twice before in 2015 and 2016. His latest poaching raids were conducted close to local villages, sparking fear within local communities, and highlighting the negative impact of elep...

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Tags: Forest elephants, Wildlife protection, Counter Wildlife Trafficking


Creation of Ogoué-Leketi National Park

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November 09, 2018
Creation of Ogoué-Leketi National Park
On the 9th of November 2018 Her Excellency Rosalie Matondo, the Republic of Congo’s Minister of Forestry Economy, the US Ambassador, Todd Haskell, the Mission Director to USAID/DRC, Paul Sabatine, the Director of the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Congo program, and local authorities, gathered in Sibiti in the Lekoumou Department to create, by official decree, Congo’s fifth national park - the Ogooué-Leketi National Park. A new protected area has been created in the Re...

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Tags: Policy & partnership, Protected areas, Social Safeguards


Silverback Gorilla Celebrates 40th Birthday in Congo Rainforest

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June 14, 2018
Silverback Gorilla Celebrates 40th Birthday in Congo Rainforest
Father of 20; "Kingo" is described by researchers as doting father, fierce defender of family. He’s a father of 20 from nine different mothers. He’s a fierce defender of his family and helped nurse two of his offspring back from leopard attacks. He likes to nap with his feet in the air, and he hums while he eats. Meet Kingo, a wild silverback gorilla who is celebrating his 40th birthday. WCS Congo Program researchers wrote a touching tribute to Kingo...

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Tags: Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, gorillas, Celebration


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