African Great Apes Programme - WWF Conservation Projects (sitios de interés)

Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla), portrait. Orphaned gorillas reintroduced into the wild. Distribution: tropical rainforest, Western and Central Africa (Nigeria to DRC). © WWF-Canon / Martin HARVEY

The WWF African Great Apes Programme (AfGAP) was created to respond to the threats facing all 9 species and sub-species of chimpanzees, bonobos and gorillas in Africa. Through a threat-based approach, addressing commercial bushmeat hunting, habitat destruction and loss, live ape trade and human-ape conflict including disease transmission, AfGAP works in coordination with ecoregions and aims to coordinate strategic interventions focused on improving the conservation status of these flagship species.

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