Strengthening Transboundary Conservation of Cross River Gorillas
Restricted to the rainforest region along the border between Nigeria and Cameroon, the Cross River gorilla Gorilla gorilla diehli is Africa's most…
[details]Cross River National Park
Country:
Nigeria
Conservation status:
National Park
Area:
640 km²
Height:
110–1700 m
Gorillas:
35-55 Cross River gorillas
Gorilla tourism:
not possible
Clean Water for Cross River Conservation; Rangers on the Frontlines
In a previous article, we documented bushmeat trafficking out of West/Central Africa for sale in underground markets in Europe and North America.…
[details]Bushmeat Hunting Changes African Rainforests
Hunting often devastates populations of large mammals, and this may have impact on other animal and plant communities. In two recent studies (Effiom…
[details]Approaches to Saving Gorillas in Nigeria
Cross River gorillas face diverse threats resulting from high human population densities around the areas they inhabit. Efforts to save these gorillas…
Monitoring Gorillas in Nigeria
From March to August 2009, surveys were conducted to evaluate the status of gorillas and other diurnal primates and their habitat at four gorilla…
Alternatives for Hunters
As part of our efforts to improve the protection of the critically endangered Cross River Gorilla in Nigeria, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) aims…
World's Rarest Gorilla Finds Sanctuary
The government of Cameroon announced on the 3rd of April 2008 the creation of the world's first sanctuary exclusively for the Cross River gorilla, and…
[details]Equipment for Gorilla Census
![[Translate to EN:] Einheimische Träger bringen die Ausrüstung für die Bestandsaufnahme in den Wald (© Pius Nkumba, WCS TMLP)](/fileadmin/news/bestandsaufnahme-traeger.jpg "[Translate to EN:] Einheimische Träger bringen die Ausrüstung für die Bestandsaufnahme in den Wald (© Pius Nkumba, WCS TMLP)")
For their patrols in the Sarambwe Reserve during one year the rangers were provided with food rations.
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Construction of a Ranger Post
![[Translate to EN:] Der Rangerposten Bumaji (© Andrew Dunn)](/fileadmin/user_upload/Cross_River_Nigeria.jpg "[Translate to EN:] Der Rangerposten Bumaji (© Andrew Dunn)")
In Bumaji (Cross River National Park) a new patrol post for the ranger was funded by us.
[details]The Role of the Cross River National Park
February 2001
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