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New World Heritage Site in Wild Heart of Central Africa

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July 02, 2012
Wildlife rarely respect international borders, particularly when those boundaries cut right through their forest homes. So a new World Heritage Site that spans a swath of three nations in Central Africa will give gorillas, elephants, and chimps a veritable pass as they roam along the Sangha River, between the Republic of Congo, Cameroon, and the Central African Republic. The diverse ecosystems of this region will be preserved within the Sangha Tri-National Protected Area (TNS), now a World Herit...

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Tags: Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, Celebration, Protected areas


Elephants Safe in Congo Park Amidst Slaughter in Surrounding Forests

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June 07, 2012
The loss of 5,000 forest elephants to poachers in northern Republic of Congo over the past five years makes protected areas for Africa’s dwindling wildlife more important than ever, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society. Conservationists recommend that guard strength in northern Congo’s Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, where elephant numbers have remained stable, should be doubled immediately to protect the park’s estimated 2,300 individuals. In addition, protection sh...

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Tags: Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, Forest elephants, Wildlife protection


Congo Park Expanded to Protect “Naive” Chimpanzees

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February 16, 2012
The Republic of Congo has formally expanded Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park to protect an increasingly rare treasure: one of Africa’s most pristine forests and a population of “naive” chimpanzees with so little exposure to humans that the curious apes investigate the conservationists who study them rather than run away. Known as the Goualougo Triangle, the 100-plus square-mile dense swamp forest and its unique great ape population was first reported in 1989 by WCS conservationi...

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Tags: Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, Protected areas, Chimpanzees


Tusk Smuggler Gets Tough Sentence

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August 18, 2011
An ivory trafficker from China is learning a hard lesson in a Congolese prison cell, where he will spend the next four years. His crime was attempting to smuggle ivory to Beijing. The contraband included five elephant tusks and various ivory items, such as chopsticks, carvings, and hankos, which are traditional name seals. When he attempted to board a Kenya Airways flight in January, the authorities stopped him.   The Ministry of Sustainable Development, Forest Economy,...

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Tags: Forest elephants, Wildlife protection, Counter Wildlife Trafficking


Congo Basin Heads of State and Conservation Groups Celebrate 10 Years of Success in Saving World’s Second Largest Rainforest

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September 29, 2009
JOINT PRESS RELEASE : African Wildlife Foundation, Conservation International, Wildlife Conservation Society, World Wildlife Fund     Ongoing Threats include Bushmeat Hunting, Illegal Logging, and Climate Change Washington – September 29, 2009 -- Leaders of the Congo Basin countries and conservation groups are pressing for more attention, funds and technical support to save the world’s second largest rainforest and benefit its population during a Congo...

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Tags: Policy & partnership, Protected areas, Wildlife protection


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