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UNODC presents its report on wildlife crime

Feb 24 2015 The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) presented the report on wildlife crime in Gabon to the Gabonese Government and cooperative organizations, last February 17 and 18. The UNODC report is alarming: poachers kill several elephants to feed the global tusk market. This proves that wildlife crime is real and…

Gabonese Gorilla Orphans Set Free on an Island

Text by Sarah Monaghan, images by SCD B.V. SIX YOUNG GORILLAS, rescued from the illegal bush meat trade, have begun new independent lives on a lagoon island just outside Loango National Park in Gabon. Staff at the Société de Conservation et Développement (SCD) are celebrating after announcing the successful transfer of the six juvenile western…

March 2009 Updates

Here is a small update on what is happening on the grounds of the FVGP. Rehabilitation Centre All the gorillas in the rehabilitation centre are doing great and evolving well. They are all, including ‘baby’ Wanga, continuing to actively explore the forest throughout the day. We aim to transfer the gorillas to a larger island in…