Good news comes from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS): Cameras have captured images of baby gorillas clinging to their mothers
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himCross River gorillas are an endangered subspecies with only 300 specimens in the wild, however, good news comes from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS): cameras have captured images of cubs clinging to their mothers, which means these majestic animals , are reproducing.
They couldn't believe their eyes when they saw baby gorillas with their mothers in southern Nigeria. Environmentalists had placed cameras in the dense MBE Mountains in Cross River state to monitor the critically endangered species. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, in fact, in the wild between Nigeria and Cameroon, there are only 300 specimens.
Gorillas tend to avoid humans, because it was the hunters who caused the species to collapse. The latest sighting is proof that Cross Rive gorillas are "well protected and reproducible," after decades, said Inaoyom Imong, director of Cross River Landscape for Wildlife Conservation Society Nigeria.
This success is largely due to support and commitment of local community partners.
"I am very happy," said Otu Gabriel Ocha, head chief of nearby village. "Shows that our conservation efforts in partnership with @WCS_Nigeria are yielding fruits."
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The program for their conservation began in 2012, and since then there have been no recorded kills or natural deaths among these gorillas. It therefore proves that conservation efforts are paying off.
“I am very happy to see these wonderful photos of Cross River gorillas with many cubs in our forest,” says Gabriel Ocha, chief chief of Kanyang, one of the villages near the Mbe mountains.
Professor John Oates, lead author of the conservation plan, said he was amazed to see so many young and healthy puppies. "Gorillas were thought to have become extinct in Nigeria in the early 70s, but the plan by WCS and local communities is giving hope for the long-term survival of these primates."
Cross River gorillas were once presumed extinct in Nigeria and only “rediscovered” in the late 1980s. These new images are "an encouraging indication that these gorillas are now well protected & reproducing successfully," said Inaoyom Imong, Director of @WCS_Nigeria CR Landscape. pic.twitter.com/VB6psUa1M4
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The images disseminated on social media are very sweet, it almost seems that puppies and mothers are staring at the cameras. They have small heads, lighter hair and longer arms than other gorillas and are found only on the African border.
WCS says it wants to work with the Conservation Association of the MBE Mountains and the authorities of the Nigerian state of Cross River to help protect the animals because the hunting threat remains and everything possible must be done to advance conservation efforts.
Fonte: WCS
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