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New Book on How to Save Forest Elephants Published as Extinction Crisis Deepens

Press release

January 19, 2016
New Book on How to Save Forest Elephants Published as Extinction Crisis Deepens
New Book on How to Save Forest Elephants Published as Extinction Crisis Deepens First comprehensive work on how to study the biology, behavior, and ecology of Africa’s lesser known elephant Authors hope new book will promote more research and conservation for forest elephants across Central Africa Link to Purchase Book (text on the purchase page is in German--the book is written in English): http://www.reaev.de/shop/schreibtisch-buecher-bilder--multimedia/buecher/elefanten...

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Tags: Forest elephants, Wildlife protection, Protected areas


Republic of Congo Becomes 11th Nation to Join Elephant Protection Initiative

Press release

January 13, 2016
Republic of Congo Becomes 11th Nation to Join Elephant Protection Initiative
The Republic of the Congo has confirmed that it will join the Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI), the  African-led conservation programme to eradicate the ivory trade and stop the continued slaughter of the continent’s elephants by poachers. The commitment was announced by the Congo delegation at the 66th Standing Committee meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Geneva yesterday. Roger Mbete, Congo's Direct...

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Tags: Forest elephants, Protected areas, Wildlife protection


Congo Republic burns its entire stockpile of seized ivory

April 29, 2015
Congo Republic burns its entire stockpile of seized ivory
The following statement was issued today by Dr. John Robinson, WCS Executive Vice President for Conservation and Science at the conclusion of the International Conference on Illegal Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora in Africa: “We applaud the Government of the Republic of Congo and President Denis Sassou Nguesso for hosting the first-ever Africa-wide event to develop a strategy to put an end to wildlife trafficking in fauna and flora on the continent. The 4-day conference provides us with a...

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Tags: Forest elephants, Wildlife protection, Counter Wildlife Trafficking


Critically Endangered Monkey Photographed In Congo’s Newest National Park, Ntokou-Pikounda

Press release

April 16, 2015
Critically Endangered Monkey Photographed In Congo’s Newest National Park, Ntokou-Pikounda
Two primatologists working in the forests of the Republic of Congo have returned from the field with a noteworthy prize: the first-ever photograph of the Bouvier’s red colobus monkey, a rare primate not seen for more than half a century and suspected to be extinct by some, according to WCS (the Wildlife Conservation Society). The elusive primate was recently photographed by independent researchers Lieven Devreese and Gaël Elie Gnondo Gobolo within Ntokou-Pikounda National Park, a 4,572-...

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Tags: Conservation science, Biodiversity, Protected areas


Declining Great Apes of Central Africa Get New Action Plan for Conservation for the Next Decade

Press release

April 07, 2015
Declining Great Apes of Central Africa Get New Action Plan for Conservation for the Next Decade
National parks and reserves in six range countries protect only 21 percent of western lowland gorillas and central chimpanzees Hunting, habitat loss, and disease are the biggest threats to African great apes Conservationists identify 18 priority landscapes for continued survival of great apes in the region Action plan calls for improved law enforcement, more effective management of great ape habitat outside of protected areas, better national land-use planning, and conservation advocacy fo...

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Tags: Wildlife protection, Chimpanzees, Gorillas


Conservationists Release Manual on Protecting Great Apes in Forest Concessions

Press release

May 21, 2013
A new report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) highlights the plight of great apes in the forest concessions of Central Africa and recommends actions to improve protection for gorillas and chimpanzees in these mixed-used landscapes, according to authors from the Wildlife Conservation Society, WWF, IUCN, Lincoln Park Zoo and Washington University. While most conservation efforts are focused on protecting great apes and other species in Central Africa’s protecte...

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Tags: gorillas, Wildlife protection, Chimpanzees, Periphery


New World Heritage Site in Wild Heart of Central Africa

Press release

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

Press release

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


Sizing Up Congo’s Silverbacks

Science publication

May 01, 2012
Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but even for gorillas, some traits stand out. A new study conducted in the rainforests of the Republic or Congo shows that female western lowland gorillas seek out bigger mates to father their offspring. Conservationists with WCS and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology spent 12 years studying gorilla mating choices in Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park. Their findings illuminate an important factor in the evolution of great...

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


Congo Park Expanded to Protect “Naive” Chimpanzees

Press release

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


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