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Western Chimpanzee Action Plan informational pamphlets available

The WCAP Implementation Committee and ARCC Task Force created pamphlets in French and English highlighting key issues in western chimpanzee conservation. These are excellent resources for stakeholders and are print-ready! Click to download (For higher quality, printer-press versions, please contact the Regional Coordinator):

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Private Industry in Western chimpanzee habitats (EN | FR), Protecting chimpanzee diversity (EN | FR), Strengthening Legal Frameworks for Chimpanzee Protection (EN), Great Ape Disease Risk Mitigation for Industrial Development Projects (EN | FR | ZH | DH), and the WCAP Regional Alliance (EN)

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Our Annual Report is published

Year 2025 was a year full of activities for our community. We’ve summarized many of these initiatives in our Annual Report. You can access the report at the links below, and you can view the annual reports for previous years in our archive:

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EN | FR

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The WCAP newsletter

Our series of bimonthly newsletters has started! These newsletters offer  insights into ongoing projects, updates on conservation activities concerning western chimpanzees, and contact information for key individuals. Don't miss out—be sure to subscribe!

In case you missed a newsletter, simply explore our archive featuring all past editions.

Members of Our Community

Members of Our Community

Resources

Online Databases & Platforms

Regional and Sub-regional Action Plans & Reports 

Literture Cited
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N’Goran, P.K., Boesch, C., Mundry, R., N’Goran, E.K., Herbinger, I., Yapi, F.A. and Kühl, H.S. (2012). Hunting, law enforcement, and African primate conservation. Conservation Biology 26: 565–571. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2012.01821.x
Ohashi, G. and Matsuzawa, T. (2011). Deactivation of snares by wild chimpanzees. Primates 52: 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10329-010-0212-8
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O’Mahony, J. (2019). Bauxite mining and Chinese dam push Guinea’s chimpanzees to the brink. https://news.mongabay.com/2019/05/bauxite-mining-and-chinese-dam-push-guineas-chimpanzees-to-the-brink/
Pacheco, L., Fraixedas, S., Fernández-Llamazares, Á., Estela, N., Mominee, R. and Guallar, F. (2012). Perspectives on sustain­able resource conservation in community nature reserves: a case study from Senegal. Sustainability 4: 3158–3179. https://doi.org/10.3390/su4113158
Pailler, S., Wagner, J.E., McPeak, J.G. and Floyd, D.W. (2009). Identifying conservation opportunities among Malinké Bushmeat Hunters of Guinea, West Africa. Human Ecology 37: 761–774. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-009-9277-7
Palminteri, S., Joshi, A., Dinerstein, E., Pintea, L., Fernando, S., Davis, C. and Hansen, M. (2018). Mapping change in ape habitats: forest status, loss, protection and future risk. In: Arcus Foundation (ed.). The State of the Apes: Infrastructure Development and Ape Conservation. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, pp. 200–223. https://www.stateoftheapes.com/
Patrono, L.V., Samuni, L., Corman, V.M., Nourifar, L., Röthemeier, C., Wittig, R.M., Drosten, C., Calvignac-Spencer, S. and Leendertz, F.H. (2018). Human coronavirus OC43 outbreak in wild chimpanzees, Côte d´Ivoire, 2016. Emerging Microbes & Infections 7: 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41426-018-0121-2
Petrovan, S.O., Junker, J., Wordley, C.F.R., Kühl, H.S., Orth, L., Smith, R.K. and Sutherland, W.J. (2018). Evidence-based synop­sis of interventions, a new tool in primate conservation and research. International Journal of Primatology 39: 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10764-018-0017-y
Poulsen, J.R., Clark, C.J., Mavah, G. and Elkan, P.W. (2009). Bushmeat supply and consumption in a tropical logging concession in northern Congo. Conservation Biology 23: 1597–1608. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2009.01251.x
Prado-Martinez, J., Sudmant, P.H., Kidd, J.M., Li, H., Kelley, J.L. et al. (2013). Great ape genetic diversity and population history. Nature 499(7459): 471.
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