Lethal Coalitionary Attacks of Chimpanzees on Gorillas in Loango National Park, Gabon
In 2019, in Loango National Park, Gabon, we observed two lethal coalitionary attacks by chimpanzees on gorillas, with each attack lasting approximatly…
[details]Journal #63, 2/2021
GORILLA JOURNAL 63
Predicting Range Shifts of African Apes and Effectiveness of Protected Areas under Global Change Scenarios
Given a burgeoning human population and rapidly-growing global demand for natural resources, reconciling biodiversity conservation and human-related…
[details]Conservation and Management of the Itombwe Nature Reserve: Major Challenges
The Itombwe Nature Reserve (INR) is located in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the province of South Kivu, west of Lake…
[details]Dangerous Selfies with Gorillas
Visiting mountain gorillas is popular, and many of the visitors proudly present proof of their gorilla trekking in social media. However, to obtain…
[details]Bushmeat and COVID-19; What Is the Connection?
The Simple Connection: Emerging Zoonotic Diseases and Human Health
'Bushmeat' is a term used to refer to wild meat in Africa, where forests are…
[details]Great Ape Survey in Tayna Nature Reserve
In 2021, GRACE completed the first-ever great ape survey of the entire Tayna Nature Reserve, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). How…
[details]10 October 2021
A Year of Protection of the Sarambwe Nature Reserve by Trackers Unsupported by Rangers: Results and Lessons Learnt
The protection of protected areas…
[details]New Grauer's Gorilla Population Estimate
A recent paper in the American Journal of Primatology by Andrew Plumptre and colleagues examined the largest survey dataset for Grauer's gorillas Gori…
[details]Sarambwe: A Year without Rangers – but not without Protection!
On 10 October 2020, a ranger was killed during an attack on the Sarambwe ranger post – we reported it at the time. The national park authority ICCN…
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