Cameroon & Ambazonia

• A new survey finds that populations of forest elephants, lowland gorillas and chimpanzees have remained relatively stable in a large landscape in southeastern Cameroon.
• In some cases, populations actually rose significantly in the region’s protected areas, but declined on the outskirts.
• Officials attribute this “positive” trend to hard work and the implementation of a “permanent presence technique” to deter poaching by engaging more closely with local communities.
• However, they say more effort is still needed to combat poaching for tusks and the trafficking of great apes.

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