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Although strong and powerful, mountain gorillas are generally gentle and shy. Gorillas have strong attachments to members of their own group, which are led by the dominant male silverback, like the one shown here. |
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BonoboA Brief History and Context of Bonobo Conservation in LomakoLomako is a sector of the Befale Territory in the Tshuapa district of the Province of Equateur, DR Congo. The local population is that of the ‘Mongo’ who share the forest with the bonobos. In 1973, the Mongo population saw the first researchers arrive with their bonobo research projects. Projects, which would not have been [...] Reconnecting With Old Friends
12 Feb 2009
7:53 AM UTC On January 30th, Nancy Thompson Handler contacted me through my previous post. Nancy conducted research here from 1980-1991. She wrote: Having spent five years doing research in N’dele between 1980-1991, I am so excited to see your blog. I cannot believe that there is now a satellite dish in camp. We did not even have [...] Between the Bonobos and the Snake: the Night SettlesOn the third of December 2008 at 12:30 p.m, we left the camp to go to the forest to look for bonobos as usual. We were four teams among which Papa Charment, Gladez and myself took the lead; while Papa Bosco, Isaac and Medos each made one team. We arrived at Transect K 1250 meters [...] The Trackers Face to Face With the BonobosMedos Bokuwa Bolesa, a tracker since working with the Germans in the 1990s, and Isaac Lokili Lomboto, the youngest of all the trackers we trained, come face to face with the bonobos in this difficult season. This difficult season is marked by the fact that there is very little food around and the big trees [...] A Nice Surprise from the Bonobos of Ndele Research CampWe were very worried before our arrival here at Ndele when we received a call from our intern telling us that there had been no direct observations or even traces of the bonobos for three whole months. So when we arrived with the whole team we all went into the forest to look for the [...] New Bonobo Blogger Joins Our Team from the Congo!I’m super excited to introduce the newest member of AWF’s Blog Team: Valentin Omasombo Wotoko from our Congo Heartland. Check out his blog: http://awf.org/bonoboblog Having spent the last two weeks in the field with Valentin, I think he is remarkable. He was key to the establishment of the Lomako-Yokokala Faunal Reserve, works closely with the [...] The Bonobos of the Lomako-Yokokala Faunal Reserve for the World to DiscoverHello everyone! Thanks to the internet connection installed on the 14th of November 2008, and the basic infrastructure which has been built at our Lomako Conservation Science Camp – all the information on the populations of bonobos living in this part of the equatorial rainforest – is available to all. This project that will favour [...] Searching for BonobosThe guides haven’t seen bonobos in about three months. But we went into the Lomako forest anyway and I thought at least we’ll get some good exercise and fresh rain forest air. Little did I know what I was in for. At the AWF bonobo research and conservation center in the Congo’s Lomako Reserve, scouts [...] Expedition to the CongoA while back I wrote about the progress being made on the bonobo research and conservation center in our Congo Heartland. I’m joining a 15 person expedition organized by Jef Dupain, director of the Heartland, to visit the site, check on construction as it nears completion, install a VSAT internet connection, and prepare some media [...] Building the Bonobo Center in the CongoIn our Congo Heartland, construction on a bonobo research and conservation center is making great progress dispute all odds. The site is at Ndele in the middle of the 3,600 km² Lomako-Yokokala Faunal Reserve, and is not so easy to get to. A boat carrying 60 tons of construction materials took 30 days to travel [...] |
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