DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC of CONGO (DRC). The Western Lowland Gorilla was considered extinct from its former range in the Mayombe (Bas-Fleuve region) in the extreme southwest of DRC, as a result of the combined effects of habitat loss, fragmentation, and poaching. However, recent sightings and observations indicate that a small population subsists in western DRC (Bas-Congo Province) and probably moves seasonally across the international border shared by DRC, Angola (Cabinda) and Congo Brazzaville. The Mayombe forest, shared between the Congo, Angola and DRC, forms the southwest margin of the Congo Basin’s tropical rainforest and the geographical limits of several forest-dwelling species, including gorillas. A trans-frontier initiative for the conservation of the Mayombe Forest focuses on its southern sector, between DRC, Angola, and Republic of Congo. This zone incorporates the Dimoneka and Luki Biosphere Reserves in Republic of Congo and DRC, respectively. In spite of little or no protection efforts in these reserves, coupled with high human populations, illegal exploitation activities and decades of, as yet unresolved, political and economic instability, local reports suggest that significant ape populations, particularly chimpanzees, may remain. Community-based conservation measures have been seeking to build support for protecting a 2,000 km² zone of the Mayombe Forest in Cabinda, Angola. Information on ape status in the Mayombe Forest is scarce, and much-needed survey efforts have been hampered by civil unrest. Ape surveys in this trans-frontier region would also confirm the presence and status of western gorillas in DRC and build political support for trans-boundary conservation efforts in the three countries.
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Samples: Action Plan for the Western Lowland Gorilla, Gorilla Agreement Action Plan
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC of CONGO (DRC). The Western Lowland Gorilla was considered extinct from its former range in the Mayombe (Bas-Fleuve region) in the extreme southwest of DRC, as a result of the combined effects of habitat loss, fragmentation, and poaching. However, recent sightings and observations indicate that a small population subsists in western DRC (Bas-Congo Province) and probably moves seasonally across the international border shared by DRC, Angola (Cabinda) and Congo Brazzaville. The Mayombe forest, shared between the Congo, Angola and DRC, forms the southwest margin of the Congo Basin’s Basin‘s tropical rainforest and the geographical limits of several forest-dwelling species, including gorillas. A trans-frontier initiative for the conservation of the Mayombe Forest focuses on its southern sector, between DRC, Angola, and Republic of Congo. This zone incorporates the Dimoneka and Luki Biosphere Reserves in Republic of Congo and DRC, respectively. In spite of little or no protection efforts in these reserves, coupled with high human populations, illegal exploitation activities and decades of, as yet unresolved, political and economic instability, local reports suggest that significant ape populations, particularly chimpanzees, may remain. Community-based conservation measures have been seeking to build support for protecting a 2,000 km² zone of the Mayombe Forest in Cabinda, Angola. Information on ape status in the Mayombe Forest is scarce, and much-needed survey efforts have been hampered by civil unrest. Ape surveys in this trans-frontier region would also confirm the presence and status of western gorillas in DRC and build political support for trans-boundary conservation efforts in the three countries.
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Samples: Gorilla Agreement Action Plan, Gorilla Agreement Action Plan
