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Largest study ever in Western Equatorial Africa shows gorillas in deep trouble

Science publication

September 24, 2019
Largest study ever in Western Equatorial Africa shows gorillas in deep trouble
In 2018, scientists from ten different organizations assembled the largest survey dataset ever on western lowland gorillas and central chimpanzees. We collated the information on great apes nests from 59 sites in five countries surveyed over 11 years between 2003 and 2013. https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/4/4/eaar2964.full The study indicated that although there were more gorillas than previously published, they were in deep trouble- declining by a shocking 2.7% every year. On t...

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Tags: Conservation science, Protected areas, Gorillas


Scientific research, an essential tool for the conservation of forest elephants

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August 12, 2019
Scientific research, an essential tool for the conservation of forest elephants
For more than 25 years, scientists have  been monitoring, studying and observing Mbeli bai’s wildlife in the Nouabalé-Ndoki national park. The Mbeli study is named after the bai , or clearing, where the research is conducted. Forest elephants, a still little known and often overlooked sub-species, are frequently observed in this unique landscape. The Mbeli study has contributed essential  knowledge to the development of improved elephant conservation strategies that  better ...

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


Study Documents Impacts of Selective Logging and Associated Disturbance on Intact Forest Landscapes and Wildlife of Northern Congo

Science publication

July 15, 2019
Study Documents Impacts of Selective Logging and Associated Disturbance on Intact Forest Landscapes and Wildlife of Northern Congo
  Researchers find clear links between logging road incursion into Intact Forest Landscapes and elephant poaching A new study says that the tropical forests of Western Equatorial Africa (WEA) – which include significant stands of Intact Forest Landscapes (IFLs) – are increasingly coming under pressure from logging, poaching, and associated disturbances. The tropical forests of WEA are comprised of significant stands of IFLs, which are forest and associated mos...

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Tags: Forest, Protected areas, Wildlife protection


Nouabale Ndoki National Park Celebrates its 25th Anniversary

Press release

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


Securing a brighter future for bongo

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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


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