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Wednesday 10th of March 2010

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Cross River Gorilla

Threats

Bushmeat Trade

There is a large trade in bushmeat throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Despite their legal protection, gorillas have been killed on occasion, but even if they are not the target, gorillas may be accidentally injured in snares, and disturbed by the presence of humans in their habitat.
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Gorilla Killings

2007- Villagers in Bumaji, near the Cross River State Park acknowledged that there had been two gorilla killings in the last five years, apparently as a result of farmers and women collecting bush mangoes feeling physically threatened. This could be due to a lack of understanding of gorilla behaviour, or, of course, more financially motivated.
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Habitat Loss

Major threats to the survival of the Cross River Gorilla are habitat loss and fragmentation, hunting, and disease. Gorillas, when caught as infants, have also been traded as pets. (13)
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* Expeditions organised in collaboration with GVI in January, April, July and November. Please contact us for more information.

Wildlife Art

Award winning artist Daniel Taylor joined a team of conservationists on an Artists for Conservation Flag Expedition
to the highland rainforests of south west Cameroon – resulting in the first ever painting of a Cross River gorilla.

For anyone who is looking for a special gift and support gorilla conservation, fine art prints can be ordered
through our online store. 80% of the proceeds will go towards gorilla conservation projects.

Dalai Lama

"I am greatly encouraged by the work of the African Conservation Foundation for they are motivated by the idea
that nature and our environment are an essential gift that we need to protect for the physical and spiritual
well-being of future generations."

His Holiness The Dalai Lama, August 30, 2002

Contact information

For more information, please send us an email at info@africanconservation.org

P.O. Box 189, Buea
South West Province, Cameroon