Heavily armed poachers recently killed nearly 40 endangered forest elephants for their ivory in two national parks, officials in Cameroon said Tuesday, the latest in a string of slaughters of the ...

In 2019, all of these efforts and advocacy with many partners led to an unprecedented agreement between the Baka and the government of Cameroon which allows them to regain access to areas within three ...

See All Key Ideas A survey has found populations of elephant, gorillas and chimpanzees in and around two national parks in southeastern Cameroon has remained relatively stable since 2016.

The national parks on the Cameroon-Chad border In 2012, around 650 elephants were killed in Bouba Ndjida National Park by a faction of the Sudanese Janjaweed militia. This was reportedly orchestrated ...

Cameroon authorities and wildlife conservationists ... particular attention to people who live in villages surrounding national parks. He said they can prevent destruction of animal habitats ...

involving Cameroon's Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife, the Social Affairs ministry as well as some 88 Baka communities around the three National Parks and Ngoyla Wildlife Reserve. Throughout the ...

Cameroon has around 14 national parks, 18 wildlife reserves, 12 forest reserves and three wildlife sanctuaries hosting rare and threatened species. Before the crisis, many of these protected areas ...