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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.

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Resources

Online Databases & Platforms

Regional and Sub-regional Action Plans & Reports 

Literture Cited
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Gning, O.N., Sarr, O., Gueye, M., Akpo, L.E. and Ndiaye, P.M. (2013). Valeur socio-économique de l’arbre en milieu Malinké (Khossanto, Sénégal). Journal of Applied Biosciences 70: 5617–5631. https://doi.org/10.4314/jab.v70i1.98765
Gonedelé Bi, S., Koné, I., Bitty, A.E., Béné Koffi, J.C., Akpatou, B. and Zinner, D. (2010). Distribution and conservation status of catar­rhine primates in Cote d’Ivoire (West Africa). Folia Primatologica 83: 11–23. https://doi.org/10.1159/000338752
Granier, N., Hambuckers, A., Matsuzawa, T. and Huynen, M.C. (2014). Density estimates and nesting‐site selection in chimpanzees of the Nimba Mountains, Côte d’Ivoire, and Guinea. American Journal of Primatology 76: 999–1010. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.22278
Greengrass, E. (2016). Commercial hunting to supply urban markets threatens mammalian biodiversity in Sapo National Park, Liberia. Oryx 50: 397–404. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605315000095
Grützmacher, K., Keil, V., Leinert, V., Leguillon, F., Henlin, A. et al. (2018). Human quarantine: toward reducing infectious pressure on chimpanzees at the Taï Chimpanzee Project, Côte d’Ivoire. American Journal of Primatology 80: e22619. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.22619
Hanamura, S., Kiyono, M., Lukasik-Braum, M., Mlengeya, T., Fujimoto, M., Nakamura, M. and Nishida, T. (2008). Chimpanzee deaths at Mahale caused by a flu-like disease. Primates 49: 77–80. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10329-007-0054-1
Hanson-Alp, R., Bakarr, M.I., Lebbie, A. and Bangura, K.I. (2003). Sierra Leone. In: Kormos, R., Boesch, C., Bakarr, M.I. and Butynski, T.M. (eds.). West African Chimpanzees: Status Survey and Action Plan. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group, pp. 77–87.
Heinicke, S., Mundry, R., Boesch, C., Amarasekaran, B., Barrie, A. et al. (2019a). Advancing conservation planning for western chim­panzees using IUCN SSC A.P.E.S.–the case of a taxon-specific database. Environmental Research Letters 14: 064001. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab1379
Heinicke, S., Mundry, R., Boesch, C., Amarasekaran, B., Barrie, A. et al. (2019b). Characteristics of positive deviants in western chim­panzee populations. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7: 16. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2019.00016
Heinicke, S., Mundry, R., Boesch, C., Hockings, K.J., Kormos, R., Ndiaye, P.I., Tweh, C.G., Williamson, E.A. and Kühl, H.S. (2019c). Towards systematic and evidence-based conservation planning for western chimpanzees. American Journal of Primatology 81: e23042. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.23042
Herbinger, I., Boesch, C. and Rothe, H. (2001). Territory characteristics among three neighboring chimpanzee communities in the Taï National Park, Côte d’Ivoire. International Journal of Primatology 22: 143–167. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005663212997
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