For centuries, locals have told stories of mokele-mbembe, a legendary creature said to lurk in the Congo Basin. But as forests vanish, sightings are on the rise—offering a glimpse into how folklore is ...

The practice takes place near homes and rivers. Researchers show large chunks of critically important forest are being ...

WWF works to sustain the natural world for the benefit of people and wildlife, collaborating with partners from local to ...

The optimal time to visit Odzala-Kokoua National Park for viewing elephants is during the dry seasons, which occur from June ...

By Malavika Vyawahare Cacao cultivation is a major threat to the Congo Basin rainforest, with new research showing just where expanding cultivation could imperil the region’s rich wildlife. “We found ...

Death Without Reason. Loose in the Congo were 3,000 wild men with machine guns, rifles, pistols, and a penchant for bizarre murder. These were the soldiers of the Central Congolese army ...

Lead the renewal of the Congo Basin Forest strategy and approach for a new generation of industrial and community forest concessions that deliver for people, nature and climate Invite and import ...

Wildlife is increasingly ... another concession where Mac Congo has been extracting gold semi-industrially since 2018. Here, too, the forest has been leveled, leaving a barren clearing and vast ...

Operating within the Republic of the Congo, Kamba African Rainforest Adventures has mastered the art of ecotourism in one of Africa's most iconic forests.

OKAPI WILDLIFE RESERVE, Congo--For eight years ... including its namesake, the okapi, a forest giraffe, of which it holds some 15% of the world’s remaining 30,000. It’s part of the Congo ...

Africa is home to 13 percent of the world’s biodiversity and 20 percent of its forests, making it a crucial ... including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Madagascar.

Wildlife in the heart of the Congo Basin, an area that stretches from ... “Cameroon has little area available for agricultural expansion outside forests,” Marieke Sassen, a co-author of ...