By Elizabeth Goldman , Sarah Carter , Michelle Sims Data created and updated by Peter Potapov, Svetlana Turubanova and Sasha Tyukavina – University of Maryland’s GLAD lab
By Apes Reporting Project For over eight years, Diana Kanweri has devoted herself to Kibale National Park in western Uganda, a place renowned for its
By Jonas Kiriko This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center Rainforest Reporting Grant. Amid ongoing land conflicts with local communities, Plantation et Huilerie du Congo (PHC)’s expansion
Cliff Abenaitwe In Bizimana Eric’s conversations about the Bwindi-Mgahinga Conservation Area (BMCA), the phrase “Eri neihamba ryaitu“—which means “our forest” in Rufumbira—often surfaces. This vast
Apes Reporting Project In Walking with Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet, Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka chronicles her transformative experiences as Uganda’s first wildlife
Chimpanzee Subspecies: Common Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) IUCN Red List classification: Endangered Chimpanzee Subspecies: Eastern chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) IUCN Red List classification: Endangered By Asiimwe
On the Brink: Transboundary Poaching, Habitat Loss, and Exploitation for Traditional Medicine Threaten the Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee Chimpanzee Subspecies: Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes ellioti) Known Range: Forests
Chimpanzee Subspecies: The Western Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) Known Range: Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, and sections of Ghana. IUCN Red List classification: Endangered
Chimpanzee Subspecies: Eastern chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) Known Range: Tanzania, alongside parts of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. IUCN Red
Gorilla Subspecies: Eastern lowland gorilla (Gorilla beringei graueri) Known Range: Eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo IUCN Red List classification: Critically Endangered
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