Help Save Cross River Gorillas
Africa's most endangered great ape11-13 populations
250-300 gorillas
68,000 ha
Goal: $100,000
The Cross River Gorilla, with fewer than 300 individuals estimated to exist in the wild, is the most endangered of the gorilla subspecies. It is listed by the IUCN as Critically Endangered. This is the highest ranking for species that remain in the wild, and means the Cross River gorilla is at risk of extinction.
Cross River Gorillas
Mountain Gorillas
Eastern Lowland Gorilla
Western Lowland Gorillas
By donating you will be helping us to create a 64,000 ha rainforest corridor, reconnecting 11 Cross River gorilla populations across south-west Cameroon.
What we do
Protecting Cross River Gorillas
Restoring habitat
Training & Capacity Building
Developing forest corridors
Agroforestry training
Value chain development
Community development
Forest monitoring
Conservation education
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Conservation Action
With your help we can create new protected areas for Cross River gorillas!
Gorilla Volunteers
Work on conservation projects saving these great apes from extinction.
Gorilla Art
Purchase one of these artworks and contribute to the conservation of Cross River gorillas and their habitat.
LATEST NEWS
STORIES FROM THE FIELD
Cameroon crisis threatens Cross River Gorillas as displaced people flee to protected areas
Many displaced by the conflict are fleeing to biodiversity hotspots, clearing forests to build homes and hunting endangered animals for survival. Around midday in the lush bushlands of western Cameroon, Nsong Gabriel enters a small makeshift hut to get a cup of the...
BANCK Community Forest in Forest Corridor Approved by Cameroon Government
The government of Cameroon has approved the creation of a new community forest in Manyu Division. The two-year Provisional Management Agreement of the community forest to be named BANCK (Bakumba, Ayukaba, Numba, Chinda, Kendem) community forest, was approved by the Minister of Forestry and Wildlife, Philip Ngolle Ngwesse, through a Ministerial Decision N o 003 of January, 3 2018.
Update on the development of Mak-Betchou Wildlife Sanctuary
In a bid to conserve and ensure the sustainable management of natural resources of Mak-Betchou, in the Lebialem Division of Southwest Cameroon, ERuDeF in 2007 launched research and conservation work in this forest area. The proposed Mak-Betchou Wildlife Sanctuary is...