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Entries for 'Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park'
March 30, 2026
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 s...
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March 26, 2026
The silverback Metetele crosses the Ndoki River (Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park) with unusual ease. Once deeper and more difficult to navigate, the Ndoki now appears significantly less flooded. This field observation is supported by rainfall data recorded at Mondika, showing a gradual decline in precipitation over the past decade.
A scientific study published in 2025 confirms this trend, highlighting a drying pattern in the central Congo Basin, driven in part by the warming of the tropica...
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February 10, 2026
January 2026 in Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park: a year that begins under auspicious circumstances.
The month was marked by several encouraging events for biodiversity, with two chimpanzee births in Goualougo and a newborn gorilla in Mondika, demonstrating the vitality of the populations monitored in the park. Teams also continued their efforts to reduce conflicts between communities and elephants, notably by reinforcing the electric fence in Kabo with the support of farmers.
At the community l...
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January 28, 2026
Conservation efforts, research, community development. Discover the news from the Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park.
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January 09, 2026
During a routine observation session at Mbeli Bai, researchers were monitoring Mowgli’s gorilla group as usual. All individuals had been identified and the group was moving calmly through the clearing when an unusual behavior caught the team’s attention: an adult female, Mogwai, briefly separated herself at the edge of the bai.
Moments later, Mogwai rejoined the group carrying a newborn in her arms. With the umbilical cord still visible, she gently cleaned it, confirming that a bi...
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December 30, 2025
More than eight years after her last visit, a female elephant has been recorded again at Mbeli Bai.
Thanks to the female identification logbook established in 2017, researchers were able to formally identify her as Af221. No sightings of this female had been recorded since that date, representing an absence of more than eight years. She returned accompanied by her two young, a juvenile and a calf.
This sighting highlights the essential importance of long-term monitoring of elephants at Mbe...
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December 19, 2025
Conservation efforts, research, community development. Discover the news from the Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park.
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December 08, 2025
Conservation efforts, research, community development. Discover the news from the Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park.
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November 21, 2025
At the heart of the Congo Basin, Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park and the Lac Télé Community Reserve are directly concerned by the new Belém Call to Action, launched to strengthen the protection and sustainable management of Central Africa’s forests.
WCS welcomes this collective commitment bringing together governments, technical partners and donors around a shared ambition: safeguarding the ecological integrity of the Congo Basin while supporting the communities who depend on these unique ...
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October 15, 2025
Conservation efforts, research, community development. Discover the news from the Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park.
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