Analysis - Africa's tropical belt, defined by the Guinean forests of west Africa and the Congo Basin of central Africa, is globally recognised for its astounding biodiversity.

Protected areas are crucial for wildlife conservation, but many are under unprecedented pressure associated with exponential ...

West African forests are also home to 900 bird species and 400 mammals, which make up more than 25% of all mammals in Africa. Luckily, Moo Deng and her family are safe in Thailand – but her ...

Forest elephants are uniquely adapted to the dense forest habitat of west and central Africa. Savanna elephants, meanwhile, mostly inhabit the wooded savannas and grasslands of sub-Saharan Africa.

HABITAT: Forest elephants occupy the rainforests of West and Central Africa. RANGE: ... Other small populations occur in West Africa in the forested regions of C te d'Ivoire, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, ...

I was studying reptiles under threat in west Africa's forests with a team of ecologists from African and European countries. I realised that the Goliath beetles shared the same habitat and could ...

The Central African forest habitat will provide a home to several critically endangered species. Credit: Blackpoint Design A zoo has been given the go-ahead to build a new forest habitat as part ...

Moo Deng: The shrinking habitat of the world's most celebrated hippo. 27 September 2024. Share Save. Isabella Kaminski. ... and it is difficult to conduct research in West African forests.

The elephant, named Ousmane after a local park ranger, was last seen in January 2020. At the time, it was expected that this elephant was one of only five to 10 African forest elephants left in ...

Bogui undertakes research in Taï National Park, which is the largest primary rainforest under protection in West Africa and has a place on UNESCO's World Heritage list. "This park offers suitable ...