Diana Thater gorillagorillagorilla - Universalmuseum Joanneum

gorillagorillagorilla
was filmed entirely on location in
Mefou National Park, Cameroon in
October-November, 2008.
Front: Rachel Hogan with Shufai and
Yeba. Behind: Appolinaire Nhoudou
with Nona and Nkarla.
Mefou National Park, Cameroon,
October 2008, 35 mm photo
gorillagorillagorilla depicts Western
Lowland Gorillas (Trinomial name:
Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
Western Lowland Gorillas are found
in Gabon, the Cabinda Enclave of
Angola, the western part of the
Republic of the Congo, the extreme
southwestern part of the Central
African Republic (CAR), south-central
and southern Cameroon, and mainland
Equatorial Guinea.
Their current population is estimated
to be 94,000. The Species
Survival Commission of the World
Conservation Union (IUCN) has
categorized Western Lowland Gorillas
as critically endangered overall, i.e.
facing a very high risk of extinction in
the wild in the near future.
The work was made
in cooperation with:
The Cameroon Wildlife Aid Fund
(CWAF)
Rachel Hogan, Mefou National
Park Manager
Appolinaire Nhoudou, Gorilla Keeper,
CWAF
Alfred Kombele, Gorilla Keeper, CWAF
The Apes of Mefou featured
in this work:
Avishag, Bobo, Djanga, Eto’o, Geri,
Jasmin, Kibu, Miel, Myvi, Nkamun,
Nkandaniel, Nkarla, Nona, Nyum,
Pikin, Shai, Shufai, Yeba
The Missions of the Cameroon
Wildlife Aid Fund
CWAF aims to ensure that
Cameroon’s primates have a healthy
future. Working with the government,
local communities and other ecological
groups around the world, we hope
to show people the amazing diversity
of wildlife in Cameroon, and explain
exactly how and why it should be
protected.
Mefou National Park is situated about
one hour from the centre of Yaounde.
It contains 1,044 hectares of forest.
At present we have eight electrified
enclosures housing chimps, gorillas,
baboons, and various species of
monkeys.
Bushmeat is the name given to wildlife
that is hunted by people for food.
Popular bushmeat includes gorillas,
chimpanzees, elephants, monkeys,
antelope, crocodiles, snakes and
many others. Many of these animals
are endangered, making it illegal
to hunt them. In Central and West
Africa between 3 and 5 million tons of
bushmeat are killed each year.
In Cameroon 60 % of the remaining
17 million hectares (42 million
acres) of forest are being exploited
for logging and farming. 200,000
hectares of forest are lost annually.
Logging companies are instrumental
in increasing the bushmeat trade.
Logging companies have given hunters
easy access to what was previously
impenetrable forest by creating
exploratory roads and tracks. Logging
vehicles are often used to transport
hunters into forest areas, and to bring
out their kills and transport them to
market.
If nothing is done, in 10-15 years
Cameroon will have no wild apes.
CWAF relies on fundraising for its
operating expenses.
Donations:
www.cwaf.org/adopt-an-orangutanendagered-gorillas.htm
The Bristol Conservation and
Science Foundation
Neil Maddison, Head of Conservation
Programmes
The Bristol Conservation and Science
Foundation carries out the society’s
field conservation programmes in the
wild and its conservation research
programmes, both in the field and at
Bristol Zoo Gardens. Our field programmes
are each linked to exhibit
areas in Bristol Zoo Gardens, and
there will, in future, be links between
exhibits at the National Wildlife
Conservation Park and conservation
and research programmes in the wild.
In the field, the Bristol Conservation
and Science Foundation works on
projects where we have the skills
and experience to make a significant
difference through supporting wildlife
conservation.
www.bristolzoo.org.uk/about/
conservation
The United Nations Environment
Programme
Great Apes Survival Partnership
(GRASP)
The Great Apes Survival Partnership
(GRASP) is an innovative and ambitious
project of the United Nations
Environment Programme (UNEP)
and the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) with an immediate challenge
- to lift the threat of imminent
extinction faced by gorillas
(Gorilla beringei, G. gorilla), chimpanzees
(Pan troglodytes), bonobos
(Pan paniscus) and orangutans
(Pongo abelii, P. pygmaeus) across
their ranges in equatorial Africa and
south-east Asia.
www.unep.org/grasp
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