We are delighted to share that Chengeta Wildlife has partnered with the Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature (ICCN) and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to train ecoguards in Salonga National Park (SNP), in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Salonga is the largest protected rainforest in the whole of Africa (as big as countries Belgium and Luxembourg combined) and is home to many endangered species including okapi, bonobos, and the critically endangered forest elephant (who also inhabit the dense forests of the Central African Republic).
In Salonga, we are working to train the 273 eco-guards who are employed by the ICCN to monitor and patrol this vast forested area. They mostly come from local villages, due to the remoteness of the region.