[ [link removed] ]The picture shows a large gorilla with black fur holding a small
gorilla in its arms. They are surrounded by ferns and other dense plants.
John,
A small patch of forest in Cameroon is home to some of the most critically
endangered gorillas on Earth.
Deforestation and poaching are threatening to wipe these rare apes out.
But locals know exactly how to save them!
They’ve set up patrols to monitor deforestation and clearly demarcate the
forest as a protected area so that communities who live nearby know to
defend it from loggers.
It’s working – but with almost no funding, this sanctuary is struggling to
keep their ape-saving work alive. They’re urgently asking for help so they
can hire more eco-guards and pay for equipment like camera traps to
monitor deforestation and poaching threats deep in hard to reach forest
areas before the last gorilla disappears.
If all of us chip in, we can help beat the tide of deforestation
threatening to wipe out some of the world’s most endangered species.
Can you chip in to help wild places everywhere thrive?
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Barely anyone knows about the Mengamé gorilla sanctuary in the heart of
the Congo Basin’s rainforest, even though its existence is vital to saving
some of the world’s rarest apes.
While the world’s attention is focused on protecting better-known areas of
the iconic Congo Basin, this overlooked 26,780 hectare pocket is in dire
need of help. It’s the sole protected area – and a beacon of hope – in a
sea of rainforest earmarked for logging. But deforestation is already
encroaching on this precious gorilla haven.
The sanctuary is rushing to defend it by working with local villages to
set up a community monitoring system, tracking deforestation alerts with
satellite data, patrolling the forest to monitor tree loss, and alerting
government conservation agencies if they find suspicious activity.
But the funds they had to start this genius project are running out and if
they can’t keep this ape-saving work going, the Mengamé sanctuary could be
slashed down, taking the gorillas with it.
With all of us chipping in, our partners could purchase vehicles to access
hard to reach areas in the remote sanctuary, hire more eco-guards to
patrol the forest and keep engaging with local communities to protect
their forest home tree by tree.
Critically endangered species are more at risk of extinction than ever
before. Can you chip in to help wild places everywhere thrive again?
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Your donation will help power Ekō and our campaigns worldwide fighting for
people and the planet.
Thanks for all that you do,
Miriam and the Ekō team
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More information:
[ [link removed] ]Elephants, gorillas and chimps hold out in Cameroon’s largest protected
landscape Mongabay 16 January 2025
[ [link removed] ]Monitoring group cracks down on deforestation in Cameroon gorilla
sanctuary Mongabay 28 November 2024
[ [link removed] ]Data is Helping Protect Threatened Forests and Biodiversity in
Cameroon’s Mengamé Gorilla Sanctuary Global Forest Watch 05 August 2024
[ [link removed] ]Anti-poaching patrol saves gorilla in Cameroon WWF 13 July 2005
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