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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 

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Leendertz, F.H., Pauli, G., Maetz-Rensing, K., Boardman, W., Nunn, C., Ellerbrok, H., Jensen, S.A., Junglen, S. and Boesch, C. (2006). Pathogens as drivers of population declines: the importance of systematic monitoring in great apes and other threatened mammals. Biological Conservation 131: 325–337. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2006.05.002
Leendertz, S.A.J., Wich, S.A., Ancrenaz, M., Bergl, R.A., Gonder, M.K., Humle, T. and Leendertz, F.H. (2017). Ebola in great apes – current knowledge, possibilities for vaccination, and implications for conservation and human health. Mammal Review 47: 98–111. https://doi.org/10.1111/mam.12082
Lehmann, J. and Boesch, C. (2003). Social influences on ranging patterns among chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) in the Taï Na­tional Park, Côte d’Ivoire. Behavioral Ecology 14: 642–649. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arg047
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Luncz, L.V., Mundry, R. and Boesch, C. (2012). Evidence for cultural differences between neighboring chimpanzee communities. Cur­rent Biology 22: 922–926. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2012.03.031
MacDonald, K. (2003). Artisanal and small-scale mining in West Africa: achieving sustainable development through environmental and human rights law. In: Hilson, G.H. (ed.). Small-Scale Mining, Rural Subsistence and Poverty in West Africa. Bourton-on-Dunsmore, UK: Practical Action Publishing, pp. 75–101.
Macfie, E.J. and Williamson, E.A. (2010). Best Practice Guidelines for Great Ape Tourism. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN SSC Primate Spe­cialist Group. https://portals.iucn.org/library/node/9636
Madden, F. and McQuinn, B. (2014). Conservation blind spot: the case for conflict transformation in wildlife conservation. Biological Conservation 178: 97–106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2014.07.015
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