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Securing a brighter future for bongo

News

May 17, 2019
Securing a brighter future for bongo
With their rich red flanks dissected by perfect, white stripes, bongo are one of the most striking antelope in Africa. During recent surveillance flights over the Nouabale-Ndoki National Park, a large herd of bongos was observed in one of the area’s forest clearings – a very rare sighting. This charismatic species, suffered a severe, local population decline in 1997. The die-off, which spread across the forests of northern Congo, was caused by an outbreak of biting, Stomoxy...

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Tags: Conservation science, Wildlife protection, Periphery, Bongos


Chimps Are Losing Their Culture, Study Says

Science publication

March 07, 2019
Chimps Are Losing Their Culture, Study Says
Chimpanzees' complex cultures, including the use of tools and other behaviors, are being lost as human disturbance expands into previously wild areas, says a sweeping new paper published in the journal Science. The ten-year study, led by the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology and the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research, spanned 46 locations and 15 countries, providing the most complete description of chimpanzee culture to date. WCS, Lincoln Park Z...

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Tags: Conservation science, Forest, Chimpanzees


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

Press release

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

Press release

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

Press release

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


Massive Study Across Western Equatorial Africa Finds More Gorillas and Chimpanzees Than Expected, but 80% Are Outside the Safe Havens of Protected Areas

Science publication

April 25, 2018
Massive Study Across Western Equatorial Africa Finds More Gorillas and Chimpanzees Than Expected, but 80% Are Outside the Safe Havens of Protected Areas
A WCS-led study estimates that more than 360,000 gorillas and nearly 130,000 chimpanzees still inhabit the forests of Western Equatorial Africa--approximately one third and one tenth more than previously thought Conservationists from several organizations and government agencies gathered and analyzed a decade of data on western lowland gorilla and central chimpanzee populations in the largest ever survey of these great apes Approximately 80 percent of these great apes live outside protected ...

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Tags: gorillas, Conservation science, Chimpanzees


Video Shows Rare Glimpse of Newborn Gorilla In the Wild

Video

March 09, 2018
Video Shows Rare Glimpse of Newborn Gorilla In the Wild
  Video taken in Republic of Congo’s Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park Well-known gorilla silverback Kingo is the proud father Watch the video Conservationists from the WCS Congo Program have captured incredible video of a western lowland gorilla newborn living in the rainforests of Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park. The infant was barely a week old when the footage was shot last month, according to the WCS scientists who managed to capture the footage. For a short...

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Tags: Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, gorillas


Successful Anti-poaching Operation Leads to 5-Year Conviction for Three Poachers in Republic of Congo

Press release

February 23, 2018
Successful Anti-poaching Operation Leads to 5-Year Conviction for Three Poachers in Republic of Congo
Three poachers responsible for slaughtering eleven elephants in and around Nouabale-Ndoki National Park in January were convicted to five years’ imprisonment by the local district court last week, according to WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society). The poachers, who had ventured deep into the remote Ndoki forest and spent three weeks killing elephants for their ivory, walked into an ambush setup by park rangers as they exited the forest on February 2nd. Three of the six poachers were apprehe...

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Tags: Forest elephants, Wildlife protection, Counter Wildlife Trafficking


Elusive Congolese Poacher Sentenced to Five Years in Jail

Press release

December 15, 2017
Elusive Congolese Poacher Sentenced to Five Years in Jail
A local court sentenced a notorious elephant poacher and ivory trafficker to five years in prison and a fine of 1,200,000 XAF (~2100 US$). The sentencing, which took place yesterday, is an indication that Congolese government is becoming increasingly serious about dealing with criminals that threaten the country’s natural heritage Over the last 12 years, Benjamin Mbondo, known locally as “Benz,” had garnered an infamous reputation for slaughtering elephants and traffick...

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Tags: Forest elephants, Wildlife protection, Counter Wildlife Trafficking


Heartbreaking Video of Rescued African Gray Parrots Destined for Pet Trade

Video

November 14, 2017
Heartbreaking Video of Rescued African Gray Parrots Destined for Pet Trade
Rescued parrots are being treated by team from WCS Global Conservation Program and Bronx Zoo WCS constructed a facility to care for parrots Bronx zoo veterinarians and bird department staff are supporting care for the confiscated birds Hundreds of parrots have been released back into the wild, but many have succumbed to disease or injuries sustained during capture by traffickers Scientists estimate up to 20 parrots die for every parrot that makes it into the pet trade WCS partners and ...

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Tags: Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, Wildlife protection, Counter Wildlife Trafficking, Grey parrots


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