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First Scientific Inventory of Reptiles and Amphibians Conducted at Lac Télé, Republic of Congo

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November 24, 2025
First Scientific Inventory of Reptiles and Amphibians Conducted at Lac Télé, Republic of Congo
In the heart of the flooded forest of northeastern Republic of Congo, the Lac Télé is one of the planet's last natural mysteries. Terre Sauvage magazine devoted a lengthy article to it, as this almost inaccessible site is better known for its raw beauty than for its biodiversity. The author, Thomas Nicolon, recounts the human and scientific adventure undertaken in 2024 in the Lac Télé Community Reserve by a team of scientists who carried out the very first inventory of reptiles and amphib...

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Tags: Conservation science, Biodiversity, Lac Télé Community Reserve


Three new butterfly species discovered in Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park!

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September 30, 2025
Three new butterfly species discovered in Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park!
The African Natural History Research Trust recently identified three new butterfly species in the Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, located in northern Republic of Congo: Falcuna nouabaleensis, Anthene sangha, and Neurellipes smithi. Butterflies are key indicators of forest health. These discoveries enhance our understanding of the biodiversity in this region, nestled between the Sangha and Congo Rivers, and highlight the importance of conserving these ecosystems.

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Tags: Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, Conservation science, Biodiversity


Gorillas in Congo’s Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park Scratch the Ground for Truffles, Not for Insects as Long Assumed

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April 16, 2025
Gorillas in Congo’s Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park Scratch the Ground for Truffles, Not for Insects as Long Assumed
A scientific paper recently published reveals that soil scratching by gorillas in Congo’s Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park is a foraging strategy to access a species of deer truffle, identified as Elaphomyces labyrinthinus, and not insects, as long assumed. These findings were developed by Gaston Abea, who became the first Indigenous Person in Ndoki to become the lead author of a peer-reviewed scientific paper.  This truffle gorilla foraging behavior seems to have social implication...

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Tags: Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, gorillas, Conservation science


New Study: Worldwide, Carbon-Rich Peatlands are Dangerously Under-Protected

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February 13, 2025
New Study: Worldwide, Carbon-Rich Peatlands are Dangerously Under-Protected
  Report is the first to comprehensively assess the global conservation status of peatlands, which store more carbon than all the world’s forests biomass combined; calls for urgent action to protect this overlooked ecosystem, including by strengthening Indigenous People’s land rights Find study here Find Story Map here A new study released today reveals that peatlands — a vital carbon store that many people have never heard of — are dangerously under-protec...

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Tags: Conservation science, Climate, Peatlands


African Elephants Face Severe Decline Over Past Half-Century

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November 12, 2024
African Elephants Face Severe Decline Over Past Half-Century
A groundbreaking study released today reveals the alarming state of African elephant populations over the last 50 years. Both forest and savanna elephant species have experienced widespread declines due to overexploitation and habitat loss, mirroring the global trend affecting large-bodied animals. The research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, analyzed hundreds of population surveys from 475 sites across 37 African countries between 1964 and 20...

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Tags: Conservation science, Forest elephants, Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park


New Study Confirms FSC-Certified Forests Help Wildlife Thrive in the Congo Basin

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April 10, 2024
New Study Confirms FSC-Certified Forests Help Wildlife Thrive in the Congo Basin
A new study reveals compelling evidence that forests certified by the Forest Stewardship Council®(FSC®) in Gabon and the Republic of Congo harbour a higher abundance of larger mammals and critically endangered species, such as gorillas and elephants, compared to non-FSC certified forests. The research was led by Utrecht University with support from WWF and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), and was published in Nature on 10 Apr...

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Tags: Conservation science, Policy & partnership, Biodiversity


Special Issue of African Journal of Ecology Dedicated to Wild Meat Trade That is Rapidly Emptying Africa’s Forests of Wildlife

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March 29, 2022
Special Issue of African Journal of Ecology Dedicated to Wild Meat Trade That is Rapidly Emptying Africa’s Forests of Wildlife
  Issue features more than a dozen studies looking at the conservation and socio-economic aspects of wild meat trade in Central Africa WCS studies examine urban restaurants, governance, behavior change, and other aspects of trade and consumption Link to images, captions, and copies of individual studies A special issue of the African Journal of Ecology is dedicated to the wild meat trade that is rapidly emptying Africa’s forests of its wildlife. The issue con...

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Tags: Bushmeat, One Health, Community conservation


To Understand Future Habitat Needs for Chimpanzees, Look to the Past

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August 23, 2021
To Understand Future Habitat Needs for Chimpanzees, Look to the Past
  New study examines where chimpanzees found refuge from climate instability during the past 120,000 years Findings help predict how to mitigate against predicted biodiversity from climate change A new study provides insight into where chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) avoided climate instability during glacial and interglacial periods in Africa over the past 120,000 years. Using bioclimatic variables and other data, the study identified previously unknown swaths of habitat, r...

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Tags: Climate, Forest, Chimpanzees


African great apes predicted to suffer massive range declines in the next 30 years, with the greatest loss in unprotected areas

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June 07, 2021
African great apes predicted to suffer massive range declines in the next 30 years, with the greatest loss in unprotected areas
Read the study   A new study published in the journal Diversity and Distributions predicts massive range declines of Africa’s great apes – gorillas, chimpanzees and bonobos – due to the impacts of climate change, land-use changes and human population growth. For their analysis, the authors compiled information on African ape occurrence held in the IUCN SSC A.P.E.S. database, a repository that includes a remarkable amount of information on population stat...

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Tags: gorillas, Conservation science, Protected areas, Chimpanzees


Study: Female Monkeys Use Males as “Hired Guns” for Defense Against Predators

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March 31, 2021
Study: Female Monkeys Use Males as “Hired Guns” for Defense Against Predators
  Female putty-nosed monkeys use calls just to recruit males when certain predators are detected Results suggest that different “dialects” exist among different populations of monkeys Images captions, and audio files   Researchers with the Wildlife Conservation Society’s (WCS) Congo Program and the Nouabalé-Ndoki Foundation found that female putty-nosed monkeys (Cercopithecus nictitans) use males as “hired guns” to defend from predators ...

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Tags: Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, Conservation science, Biodiversity


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