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Entries for February 2026

Live African Fruit Bats in Congo: a lucrative value chain facing zoonotic risks

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February 25, 2026
Live African Fruit Bats in Congo: a lucrative value chain facing zoonotic risks
At the first conference of the Congo Basin Science Initiative in Brazzaville, WCS Congo’s One Health Program shared results from a study conducted in Brazzaville and Ouesso with the Sustainable Wildlife Management Programme. Based on interviews with 79 actors across the value chain, hunters, wholesalers, vendors, restaurant owners, and consumers, the study reveals that the live fruit bat trade is a structured and economically significant system. In Brazzaville, total revenues can reach ...

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Tags: One Health, Periphery, Bushmeat


Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park newsletter, January 2026

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February 10, 2026
Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park newsletter, January 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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Tags: Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, Protected areas, Wildlife protection


Conservation and local development: the Lac Télé Community Reserve takes stock of community actions in Bouanela

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February 02, 2026
Conservation and local development: the Lac Télé Community Reserve takes stock of community actions in Bouanela
At Bouanela, the Lac Télé Community Reserve takes stock of community actions and strengthens local governance through a dialogue workshop between the Coordination and the Local Management Committee. A participatory workshop bringing together communities from the 27 villages of the Lac Télé Community Reserve made it possible to assess actions undertaken, adopt new recommendations, and define community management priorities for 2026, with the support of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). ...

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Tags: Community conservation, Protected areas, Lac Télé Community Reserve