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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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