Grauer’s Gorilla Now Critically Endangered
During the IUCN World Conservation Congress in September 2016, updates in the Red List of Threatened Species were made public. Not surprising was that…
[details]Journal #53, 2/2016
GORILLA JOURNAL 53
African Primatologists Form Society
It is widely acknowledged that the long-term conservation of African primates depends largely on Africans themselves, and this requires that Africans…
[details]Participation in the World Congress of Rangers in Colorado
The International Ranger Federation (IRF) is an international non-profit organisation that supports ranger groups worldwide who have chosen a…
[details]Gorilla Nest Types in Kahuzi-Biega
All species of great apes construct night nests; sometimes in trees and sometimes on the ground. This article is based on daily long-term observations…
[details]First Twins Born to Habituated Western Lowland Gorillas
At the end of January 2016 the Dzanga-Sangha Protected Areas complex in the Central African Republic recorded the first ever western lowland gorilla…
[details]The "Walk through the Dja"
The conservation action plan for western lowland gorillas and central chimpanzees identifies 18 priority landscapes (IUCN 2014). One of them is the…
[details]Gorilla Habituation for Research and Tourism in Loango
Two components of gorilla conservation are research and tourism. Research provides the baseline information concerning the natural ecological and…
[details]On a Road to Nowhere?
After 16 years of continuous rule under the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and record levels of corruption and mismanagement, Nigeria elected a new…
[details]Rehabilitating Grauer's Gorillas at GRACE
The Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education (GRACE) Center is the world's only sanctuary for Grauer's gorillas orphaned by poaching and the…
[details]Participatory Mapping in the Itombwe Nature Reserve
The Itombwe Massif is one of the important areas for biodiversity in the Albertine Region. It is mainly known for the discovery of the eastern lowland…
[details]Implication of Local Communities for the Management of Maiko
Over several decades, humans cohabited with the organisms in their environment more or less harmoniously. But recently, the use of modern tools in…
[details]The Virunga Communications Post Installation
Security problems in the Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo, have been a severe danger for the park's wildlife and its forests,…
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