Projet

USFWS-AFR1623

PROJET

Nom du projet/programme

Facilitating recovery of Kahuzi-Biega National Park’s last remaining elephant population while protecting newly identified great ape populations

Objectif général

To support a conservation effort in Kahuzi- Biega National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by developing a permanent ranger presence and a decentralized protection strategy for the remote Kasese sector. This project is intended to conserve one of the most important refuges for the critically endangered Grauer’s gorilla as well as significant populations of eastern chimpanzees and the park’s remaining population of forest elephants by addressing the impacts of poaching, deforestation, and illegal resource extraction by militias.

Financement

172 947 €

Bailleurs

USFWS (United States Fish and Wildlife Service)

Leaders

WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society)