#Albino chimpanzee series#

It should be noted that some scientists describe chimps as “the closest cousins to humans in the animal kingdom.” And this is because chimpanzees share over 98% of genetic properties (DNA) with us humans.Ĭommenting on the raison d’être for this day, the website for the World Chimpanzee Day states: The activity brought together over 200 people, including administrative heads, representatives of non-governmental organisations (such as CAD and AFRINET), students, commercial motorcycle riders, conservation friends, and representatives from local communities living adjacent to the Banyang-Mbo Wildlife Sanctuary.Īll these people and activities had one focus: to celebrate and raise awareness on the plight of chimpanzees. There was also a Q&A session, a radio talk on chimpanzee conservation, and interviews to the press. Powerpoint presentations were made by Kenneth Eyong Enow – the Divisional Delegate of Forestry and Wildlife for Kupe-Muanenguba Division, Godwill Tansi Tansi – the President & CEO of ECoDAs, George Ngwa Langsi – the Conservator of the BMWS, and Vitalis Akime Esoh – the Community Development Technician at the BMWS. “Chimpanzee sitting in the sun” by Tambako the Jaguar is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0.Īmongst others, the activities in Bangem included a conservation sport walk in Bangem town in the morning and video projections on the World Chimpanzee Day. The PSMNR is a development programme of the Republic of Cameroon, which is co-financed by the Federal Republic of Germany through the German Development Bank (KFW). Organised in partnership with BMWS’ local support NGO called the Environment and Community Development Association (ECoDAS) and WWF Cameroon, the event was mainly sponsored by the Programme for the Sustainable Management of Natural Resources in the South West Region (PSMNR-SWR).

#Albino chimpanzee series#

Proto credit Bakossi National Park.īangem, Cameroon – On 14 July 2022, the Bayang-Mbo Wildlife Sanctuary (MBWS) with its partners carried out a series of activities to celebrate the World Chimpanzee Day in Bangem town, the headquarters of the Kupe-Muanenguba Division, in the Southwest Region of Cameroon.

By Kenneth Nsah * A small chimpanzee named Bakossi which was rescued in the Bakossi National Park, near the Bayang-Mbo Wildlife Sanctuary, and taken to the Limbe Wildlife Centre.