Mefou National Park
Mefou Park (French: Parc de la Méfou), also known as Mefou Wildlife Sanctuary and Mfou Reserve, is a primate sanctuary in the forested area of Mfou in Cameroon. Within it, Mefou Primate Park[1] is used as a shelter for primates that are native to Africa: the monkey, chimpanzees and gorillas.[2]
History
Ape Action Africa established the sanctuary to house primates which were housed at the Mvog-Betsi Zoo at Yaoundé. Eventually, it would act to protect primates that were affected by illegal pet and bushmeat trades in the country.[2]
In 2010, the sanctuary's director, Colonel Avi Sivan, was killed in a helicopter crash.[3]
Gallery
- Mandril
- Adult Mandril
- Adult gorilla with silverback
- Female gorilla
- Entrance to the park
- Trees at the park
- Confined Chimpanzees at Mefou
- Adult female Gorilla
See also
- Mpem and Djim National Park
- Tourism in Cameroon
- Wildlife of Cameroon
References
Further reading
- Martin Cheek, Yvette Harvey, Jean-Michel Onana (dir.), Phyllanthus kidna Challen & Petra Hoffm., in The Plants of Mefou Proposed National Park, Central Province, Cameroon: A Conservation Checklist, Kew Publishing, 2010, p. 92 ; 151 ISBN 978-1842464007
External links
- Mefou Primate Sanctuary
- Mefou National Park, Yaounde, Cameroon: Primate Park (YouTube)
- Cameroon Wildlife Sanctuary and Wildlife Refuge: Mefou and Ape Action Africa
- Mefou National Park Gorilla
- Parc de la Méfou Cameroun (in the French language)
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