The Cross River Gorilla Expedition
Saturday, March 13th, 2010
Daniel Taylor and the African Conservation Foundation undertaking an AFC Flag Expedition deep into the remote rainforest of SW Cameroon to study, sketch, paint and photograph the highly Endangered “Cross River Gorilla”. A first ever!
“The AFC Flag Expeditions Program is a unique program established and operated by the Artists For Conservation Foundation™ (AFC), making possible the artistic field study and rendering of species or habitats deserving of greater public attention. There is a strong emphasis on the study of unique, threatened habitats, and rare or endangered species in remote parts of the world.”
For more information:
http://www.natureartists.com/flagexpeditions
http://www.africanconservation.org
Duration : 0:1:20
See what could be the first professional footage of elusive Cross River gorillas, the most endangered subspecies of gorilla, filmed recently in Cameroon.
Early morning in the heart of the Lebialem Highlands. This is great ape habitat. Land of the critically endangered Cross River Gorillas. Greatest threats to these great apes are the loss of habitat due to the conversion of rainforest to farmlands and hunting for bushmeat. (video: Arend de Haas) http://www.africanconservation.org
The Taiping gorillas that were rescued from wild animal trade and later returned to Cameroon have just entered and new habitat that has been created just for them.
In the Lebialem Highlands, Louis Nkembi gives an inroduction about the range and habitat of the Cross River gorilla in this part of Cameroon. http://www.africanconservation.org