Endangered
Nigeria-Cameroon Chimpanzee
Pan troglodytes ellioti
The rarest of all chimpanzee subspecies, found only in Cameroon and eastern Nigeria. Fewer than 6,000 remain in the wild.
Species We Protect
Every life in the forest, a thread in something larger.
From the elusive Ellioti chimpanzee to the scaled and secretive pangolin, we work to keep Cameroon's wildlife wild.
Critically threatened
Giant Pangolin
Phataginus tricuspis
The world's most trafficked mammal. Our anti-poaching and rescue programs return confiscated pangolins to protected forest.
Vulnerable
Servaline genet
Genetta servalina
One of the major mesocarnivores studied
Near threatened locally
Olive Baboon
Papio anubis
Baboon troops are a bellwether of forest edge health; their presence signals healthy transitions between farmland and wild forest.
Near threatened
Cephalophus dorsalis
Cephalophus dorsalis
The species is listed Near Threatened, suspected to be close to meeting Vulnerable under criterion A2, i.e. a decline of more than 20% over 3 generations (15 years), based on increasing levels of bushmeat hunting across its range, with documented local declines and extirpations. Its long-term future will be closely linked to the preservation of substantial areas of relatively unmodified equatorial forest.
Vunerable
Giraffe
Kordofan giraffe
Giraffe populations have declined significantly over the past few decades and in the last 300 years, giraffe have lost almost 90% of their habitat in Africa. While recent conservation efforts and a better understanding of giraffe species diversity are leading to positive trends, some species are under serious threat.
Least Concer
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Hippotragus equinus
The roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus) is a large, savanna-dwelling antelope found in North Cameroon region. The roan is among the world's largest antelopes, after the elands (Taurotragus sp.) and the nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus), measuring 190–240 cm (75–94 in) from the head to the base of the tail, with a 37–48 cm (15–19 in)-long tail.
Least Concern
Sitatunga
Tragelaphus spekii
The sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii) or marshbuck[3] is a swamp-dwelling medium-sized antelope found throughout Cameroon. The sitatunga is mostly confined to swampy and marshy habitats. They occur in tall and dense vegetation as well as seasonal swamps, marshy clearings in forests, riparian thickets and mangrove swamps.
Vunerable
Hyopopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius
The hippopotamus is a megaherbivore and is the third-largest land mammal after elephants and some rhinoceros species. The mean adult weight is around 1.48 t (1.63 short tons) for bulls and 1.365 t (1.505 short tons) for cows.
Least Concern
Kob
Kobus kob
Kob are usually found near permanent water sources (Deutsch 1994a). They frequent moist savannah, floodplains, and the margins of adjacent woodlands. Elevated areas with short grass are the preferred habitat for lek sites (Deutsch and Weeks 1992). Females prefer high-visibility mating sites with short grasses and few thickets. This preference may serve to avoid lion predation (Deutsch and Weeks 1992), though Balmford and Turyaho (1992) disagree.
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