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Cameroon crisis threatens Cross River Gorillas as displaced people flee to protected areas

Cameroon crisis threatens Cross River Gorillas as displaced people flee to protected areas

by crgadmin | Jul 13, 2018 | Conservation

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...
Cross River Gorilla Silverback Slaughtered in Cameroon

Cross River Gorilla Silverback Slaughtered in Cameroon

by crgadmin | Mar 24, 2013 | Conservation

A male Cross River Gorilla has been shot earlier this month in the Lebialem Highlands near Pinyin in the Santa Sub Division of North West Cameroon. The presence of this silverback gorilla was reported by a local teacher who was going to her farm very early in the...

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