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The African Primatological Society (APS) will hold its fourth congress in Yaoundé, Cameroon, from September 8-11, 2026. We are very proud and excited to announce this 2026 APS congress for the advancement of African primate research and conservation.

📅 SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME

4th Congress of the African Primatological Society, Palais des Congrès, Yaoundé, Cameroon — September 8–11, 2026

📅 Day 1 — Tuesday, 8 September 2026 Arrival & Welcome
TimeActivity
All dayArrival and registration of participants. Airport shuttle service available.
14:00 – 18:00Registration desk open at the congress venue.
19:00 – 21:00WELCOME RECEPTION — Congress venue (all registered participants)
📅 Day 2 — Wednesday, 9 September 2026 Opening Day
TimeActivity
08:00 – 09:00Registration desk open
09:00 – 10:15OPENING CEREMONY: National Anthem | Welcome address by the Chair of the Organizing Committee, Dr Ekwoge Abwe | State of APS: APS President, Professor Inza Koné | Cultural animations, Ballet Universitaire | Official opening by the Minister of Forestry and Wildlife | Group photo | Media interviews
10:15 – 10:45Tea / coffee break
10:45 – 10:50Address by the Société Francophone de Primatologie (SFDP), Prof Ndiaye Papa Ibnou on behalf of Dr Melissa Berthet
10:50 – 11:00Address by APS Patron, Dr Russ Mittermeier (recorded speech)
11:00 – 11:30COMMEMORATIVE PLENARY — In memory of Dr Rose Marie Randrianarison — Jonah Ratsimbazafy | Dr Augustin Basabose - Primate Expertise | Dr Jane Goodall — Gladys Kalema
11:30 – 12:151st KEYNOTE ADDRESS — Dr Manfred Epanda (TFRD, Cameroon): Ethics in Wildlife Conservation in Cameroon: Lessons from Community-Led Conservation Dialogues — Moderator: Prof Inza Kone
12:15 – 13:15Lunch break
13:15 – 14:45 Group sessions — oral presentations (parallel rooms)
  • Room 1: Ecology (Moderator: Dr Denis Ndeloh)
    1. Primate distribution patterns and community composition across the forests of Banyang-Mbo, the Bakossi Mountains and Mount Kupe (Motale T.)
    2. Nesting pattern of western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) in the Bia Conservation Area, Ghana (Tehoda P.)
    3. Does canopy degradation drive vertical escape shifts? Mouse lemur vertical and substrate responses to predation risk in anthropized landscapes (Herizoe S.)
    4. Premières données d'écologie des grands singes dans le bloc forestier de Ntombo en conversion en aire protégée en République du Congo (Tati G.)
    5. Diversité et abondance des petits primates le long d'un gradient altitudinal sur le Mont Bamboutos, Ouest Cameroun (Nchintouo F.A.F.)
    6. An Integrated MaxEnt Approach to Ecological Niche Modelling of Key Tree Species and Great Ape Habitat Dynamics under Climate Change in Boumba Bek National Park, Cameroon (Fosso L.C.)
  • Room 2: Community-based conservation (Moderator: Dr Kamgang S.)
    1. Community-based Conservation of Barbary Macaque (Macaca sylvanus) in the Rif Mountains, Morocco: Challenges and Strategies (Skhairi Haitam)
    2. Four years of community-based wildlife monitoring reveal stable primate populations despite armed conflict in Southwest Cameroon (Namolongo E.)
    3. Strategic Partnerships as Drivers of Resource Mobilization for Community-based Primate Conservation in Africa (Frimpong E.)
    4. Mitigating Human-Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) Conflict in the Gola Forest National Park (GFNP) Landscape, Liberia: A Stakeholder-Led Approach to Coexistence (Grimes T.S.)
    5. Community-led arboreal camera trapping for primate conservation in the Dzanga-Sangha Protected Areas, Central African Republic (Padoundi A./Linder J.)
    6. Community-based monitoring as a critical driver of primate population resilience in the Tanoé-Ehy Swamp Forest Reserve, Côte d'Ivoire (Kambire S.B.)
  • Room 3: Conservation and education (Moderator: Dr Stanislas Kivai)
    1. Scaling Samburu Women-Led Rangeland Restoration and Climate Resilience to Enhance Primate Habitat in Sera Community Conservancy, Kenya (Leturuka A.)
    2. Entreprises vertes et systèmes agro écologiques dans la Réserve de Biosphère du Dja : un model innovant de conservation communautaire initié par ACDEF-Cameroon (Moandjim-Me-Bock C.)
    3. Baseline Assessment of Local Knowledge, Livelihoods, and Attitudes Toward Primate Conservation in the Ebo Forest, Cameroon (Atemkeng M.E.)
    4. Bridging Science and Community for Red Colobus Conservation in Maiko National Park (Mukiranya A.)
    5. Gorilla habituation and local community perceptions in Odzala-Kokoua, National Park, Republic of Congo (Teberd P.)
    6. An integrated approach for chimpanzee conservation in Burundi (Nyiyongabo J.)
  • Room 4: Symposium - Great Ape Conservation: Science, Strategy, and Collaboration (Moderators: Dr Tene Sop and Dr Jacqueline Sunderland-Groves)
    1. The IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group, Section on Great Apes: Science, Strategy, and Collective Action for Great Ape Conservation (Sunderland-Groves J. L.)
    2. Strengthening Great Ape Conservation Through the IUCN SSC Apes Database (Kulik L.)
    3. The APES Atlas: Strengthening Collaboration and Data Quality for Great Ape Conservation (Ordaz-Nemeth I.)
    4. The Ape Institute: Shaping the Future of Ape Conservation in Africa through Capacity building (Sop T.)
    5. ARRC Task Force: Independent Technical Guidance for Development Projects in Ape Habitats (Humle T.)
14:45 – 15:15Tea / coffee break
15:15 – 16:002nd KEYNOTE ADDRESS — Professor Katy Gonder (Texas A&M University, USA): What Nigeria-Cameroon Chimpanzees teach us about the future of African primate conservation — Moderator: Dr Bethan Morgan
16:00 – 17:30 Plenary Session: State of African Primatology — Presentations and discussions on Conservation Action Plans:
Western Chimpanzee — Erin and Stefano | Red Colobus — Joshua Linder | Nigeria-Cameroon Chimpanzee — Katy Gonder | Cross-River gorilla — Jacqueline Sunderland-Groves | Lemurs - Jonah
17:30End of Day 2 programme
📅 Day 3 — Thursday, 10 September 2026 Science & Conservation
TimeActivity
08:30 – 09:00Announcements and housekeeping
09:00 – 09:453rd KEYNOTE ADDRESS — Professor Steven Schapiro — Ways in Which a Captive Care Program for Chimpanzees and Baboons in the US can Contribute to Ethical Primatology in Africa — Moderator: Gladys Kalema
09:45 – 10:15Tea / coffee break
10:15 – 12:15 Group sessions — oral presentations (parallel rooms)
  • Room 1: Ecology (Moderator: Prof Jonah Ratsimbazafy)
    1. Land use and land cover changes and mona monkey (Cercopithecus mona) populations in Ikorodu, Lagos State, Nigeria (Olaleru F.)
    2. Diversity, Abundance, and Distribution of Lemurs in the Iaroka Forest, Alaotra-Mangoro Region, Madagascar (Setranirina F.)
    3. Predicting suitable habitats for De Drazza's monkey (Cercopithecus neglectus) and its implication for conservation in Western Kenya (Wanyingi J.)
    4. Seed dispersal by megafauna in a tropical forest of southeastern Cameroon (Nyam A.M.A.)
    5. Blue Monkey Population Status and Habitat Preference on Idjwi Island, Democratic Republic of Congo (Nyakabeji M.)
    6. Which anthropogenic disturbances and environmental variables predict the distribution of the red-bellied monkey (Cercopithecus erythrogaster erythrogaster) in the Gnanhouizoun community protected area in southern Benin (Houngbédji M.)
    7. The influence of ecological and anthropogenic factors on the nesting behavior of the West African chimpanzee (P.t. verus) in Senegal (Dunas S.)
    8. No safe refuge? Contrasting effects of hunting on rainforest mammal persistence and colonisation (Nguimdo V.V.R.)
  • Room 2: Community-based conservation (Moderator: Dr Abwe Ekwoge)
    1. Community-Led Conservation of Great Apes and Habitats in Cameroon: Two Decades of Engagement by the Cameroon Biodiversity Association (Abwe E.)
    2. Engage Communities in the Co-design and Conservation Management of Corridors: Deng Deng - Dja Conservation Corridor, East Cameroon (Nkembi L.)
    3. Women-led livelihoods and primate conservation in Cantanhez National Park, Guinea-Bissau (Da Silva Cabral Rosa)
    4. Rethinking Community primate conservation (Allendorf T./Ndeloh N.)
    5. Protocole communautaire multipartite comme outil efficace pour une théorie de changement dans la conservation durable des primates en Afrique centrale (Houssoube K.)
    6. Conservation communautaire des Bonobos (Pan paniscus) et Ecotourisme en RD Congo : Expérience de Mbou-Mon-Tour (MMT) (Mpilembo P.)
    7. Surveillance communautaire de la faune et connectivité écologique dans le paysage du Dja : Approche intégrée pour la conservation et la résilience des communautés locales (Teuguezong T.)
    8. CCMA model de gouvernance locale efficace pour une conservation communautaire réussi dans le paysage du Dja (Njikam P.C.R.)
  • Room 3: Conservation and education (Moderator: Dr Sylviane Volampeno)
    1. Assessing the impact of women-led embroidery initiatives on lemur conservation and forest dependency in communities surrounding the Maromizaha Protected Area, eastern Madagascar (Raveloson N.V.J.M.)
    2. From Conflict to Coexistence: Reconciling Grazing, Farming and Chimpanzee Conservation in Cameroon's Mpem and Djim Landscape (Nyugha D.)
    3. Évaluation des impacts des activités extractives comme base pour une entente de conservation des grands singes dans le bloc forestier de Ntombo (Tati G.)
    4. Valeurs culturelles et sociales d'un refuge relique de ''Etachié'' (Colobe bai de Miss Waldron) : la Forêt Marécageuse de la Tanoé-Ehy (Sud-est Cote d'Ivoire) (Zadou D.A.)
    5. Citizen Science for Monitoring of Chimpanzees, a case from the Boé (Guinea Bissau) (Wit P.)
    6. Governance and Great Ape Conservation: How Governance Arrangements Shape Resources and Local Participation (May K.)
    7. Environmental Education as a tool for Gorilla Conservation Around the Dja faunal reserve (Ewane E.J.)
    8. Contribution of Socio-economic studies towards the development of a community-led model for great apes conservation: Case of Tofala Hills Wildlife Sanctuary (THWS), Lebialem, South West Cameroon (Fonda B.)
  • Room 4: Ethology (Moderator: Dr Karim Ouattara)
    1. Vocal parallelism in gummivorous fork-marked dwarf lemurs (Phaner) and needle-clawed galagos (Euoticus) (Forbanka D.N.)
    2. Différences culturelles dans l'alimentation de groupes voisins de chimpanzés ? (Mamy G.)
    3. Pêche de crabes chez les chimpanzés : un comportement culturel ? (Camara H.D.)
    4. Social factor influencing activity budget of black-and-white ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata) in the Betampona Strict Nature Reserve, Madagascar (Bavary O.)
    5. Behavioral adaptation of reintroduced black and white colobus monkeys at Karura Forest, Kenya (Fundi P.)
    6. Oral processing behaviors of golden monkeys (Cercopithecus mitis kandti) from Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda (Niyigena S.)
    7. Écologie comportementale des singes mona (Cercopithecus mona) dans la forêt marécageuse de Lokoli au Bénin (Mamoudou I.)
    8. Etude du comportement adaptatif d'une bande de Colobe bai (Piliocolobus badius temminckii) dans le Parc National du Delta du Saloum, Sénégal (Ndour L.M.N.)
  • Room 5: Preuss's Red Colobus Conservation Workshop (part 1) — Red Colobus Conservation Network (RCCN) and Flor' Foundation (Moderator: Mrs. Florence Aghomo)
12:15 – 13:15Lunch break
13:15 – 14:004th KEYNOTE ADDRESS — Prof. Edward Wiafe (Presbyterian University of Accra, Ghana): Beyond Protection: Inclusive Primatology, Community Stewardship and the Future of African Primate Conservation — Moderator: Prof Inza Kone
14:00 – 14:45Plenary session: Impact Evaluation in Conservation - Mainstreaming Counterfactual Thinking Among African Conservationists: The Role of Funders in Advancing Conservation Impact (Moderators: Matthew Lewis and Wulan Pusparini)
14:45 – 15:00Tea / coffee break
15:00 – 17:00 Symposia and oral presentations (parallel)
  • Room 1: Symposium - Beyond borders: lessons from the western chimpanzee action plan and other regional great ape conservation initiatives (Moderator: Dr Lucchesi Stefano)
    1. The Western Chimpanzee Action Plan and its Alliance as a regional conservation experiment (Wessling E.)
    2. Aligning Funding with Regional Conservation Realities (Lewis M.)
    3. Beyond Borders: Lessons in Regional Coordination and Priority Setting from the Western Chimpanzee Action Plan (Bessike B.M.P.)
    4. The APES Atlas as a Central Repository for Western Chimpanzee Conservation Data (Ordaz-Nemeth I.)
    5. Biodiversity conservation through integrated management in chimpanzee priority areas in West Africa: Wild Chimpanzee Foundation in Guinea (Kizila P.)
    6. From fragmentation to coordination: how "umbrella action plans" can streamline conservation planning (Lucchesi S.)
    7. Bridging local actions and Regional Conservation: Community-based approaches to Western Chimpanzee Conservation in Sierra Leone (Kobba b.)
  • Room 2: Symposium - Primate Watch Network: balancing industrial development and great ape conservation (Moderator: Dr Valé Dégny Prince)
    1. The Primate WATCH Program: empowering range-country primatologists to mitigate the impacts of large-scale development projects on apes and their habitats (Humle T.)
    2. Indirect impacts of mining on forests and chimpanzees in Côte d'Ivoire (Valé D.P.)
    3. Combining novel technology and local perceptions to understand the impacts of development projects on chimpanzee habitat in Mbam Djerem National Park, Cameroon (Kamgang S.A.)
    4. Optimizing Grauer's Gorilla (Gorilla beringei graueri) Conservation through Ecological Return on Investment in Eastern DRC (Ngobobo I.U.)
    5. Bonobo credit: An Innovative Financing Mechanism Benefiting Local Communities to Improve the Effectiveness of "Other Effective Conservation Measures" (Omasombo .V.)
  • Room 3: Population and conservation (Moderator: Dr Bertin Zoro)
    1. Population Survey and Intensifying Conservation Action for the Vulnerable Red-eared Guenon (Cercopithecus erythrotis camerunensis) in Cross River National Park, Nigeria (Ayoola A.)
    2. Update on the status of the Critically Endangered Preuss's red colobus, Cameroon's most threatened monkey species (Sumbede S.A.)
    3. Assessing primate diversity in a newly established community forest sheltering the critically endangered White-thighed Colobus in Benin (Dakpogan C.)
    4. Not Doomed: The Case for Conserving Somié's and other "Last" Chimpanzees across Cameroon (Ndeloh D.E.)
    5. The endangered drill in Southwest Cameroon: Assessing populations across the core of its global range (Kupsch D.)
    6. Assessing the Conservation Status of the Grauer's gorilla (Gorilla beringei graueri) in Non-protected Forests of Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (Bikaba D)
    7. Spatial and abundance dynamics of endemic primates in Mount Cameroon National Park (Ketchapo'o L.)
  • Room 4: Population and conservation (Moderator: Dr Tene Sop)
    1. Collaborative biomonitoring plays a crucial role in guiding the science-based implementation of great ape conservation actions in the Eastern DRC (Makambo E.P.H.)
    2. From extinction risk to conservation impact: quantifying recovery and conservation dependence in the first Green Status Assessment of Eastern Gorillas (Junker J.)
    3. Distribution spatiale et abondance de Cercopithecus roloway dans la Forêt des Marais Tanoé-Ehy (Côte d'Ivoire) : implication pour la conservation (Kouakou K.A.K.)
    4. Great ape populations in the Trinational of Dja-Odzala-Minkébé transboundary landscape are at risk (N'Goran K.P.)
    5. An effective environmental impact management for the survival of Critically Endangered lemurs Propithecus diadema and Indri indri inhabiting mining environment (Rakotondrainibe H.)
    6. Different ways of seeing apes: detection functions and the interpretation of Indigenous and camera-trap observations in Central African forests (Bose R.)
    7. Actualisation de la densité des populations de gorilles de Grauer et de chimpanzés dans le secteur de haute altitude du Parc National de Kahuzi-Biega (Yapi F.)
    8. Facteurs anthropiques influençant la répartition spatiale des grands singes dans le paysage du TNS-Cameroun : Résultats d'un suivi répété (2015-2025) (Beukou C.G.)
  • Room 5: Preuss's Red Colobus Conservation Workshop (part 2) — Red Colobus Conservation Network (RCCN) and Flor' Foundation (Moderator: Mrs. Florence Aghomo)
17:00 – 18:30POSTER SESSION — all delegates (full list of posters provided below)
18:30End of Day 3 programme
📅 Day 4 — Friday, 11 September 2026 General Assembly & Closing
TimeActivity
08:30 – 09:00Announcements
09:00 – 09:455th KEYNOTE ADDRESS — Dr Andie Ang (Asian Society of Primatology — Guest of Honour): South–South partnerships in primate conservation — Moderator: Prof Inza Kone
09:45 – 10:45 Group sessions — round table and oral presentations (parallel rooms)
  • Room 1: Roundtable — Lessons from more than three decades of Community-Led Great Ape conservation in Central Africa: Insights from the Alliance GSAC network (Moderator: Mrs. Marcienne Emougou)
  • Room 2: Disease and conservation (Moderator: Dr Gladys Kalema)
    1. One Health Community-Based Interventions on Ascaris Infections in Mountain Gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Ainembabazi A.)
    2. Human Activities Shape the Diversity and Community composition of Gastrointestinal Parasites in Non-Human Primates (Nzue N.J.)
    3. Risques de transmission Synchrone de la RAM chez les chimpanzés et mandrills en milieu semi-anthropisé : le cas d'Escherichia coli (Mawili M.M.-L.)
    4. Transmission of MPOX virus from fire-footed rope squirrels to sooty mangabeys in Côte d'Ivoire (Kouadio L.)
  • Room 3: Tourism and conservation (Moderator: Dr Adeola Ayoola)
    1. Conservation endogène et potentiel écotouristique des primates de la forêt sacrée de Gbétitapéa (Côte d'Ivoire) / Endogenous conservation and ecotourism potential of primates in the Gbétitapéa sacred forest (Ivory Coast) (Kouakou C.-V.)
    2. Habituation des bonobos (Pan paniscus) comme levier de conservation et d'écotourisme dans le Parc National de la Salonga (Isefali F.)
    3. Habituation des gorilles des plaines Ouest africain pour la promotion de l'écotourisme et le développement des communautés riveraines au Parc National de Campo-Ma'an (Mando'o N.M.C.D.)
    4. Nesting and feeding ecology of semi-habituated gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla, Savage and Wyman) in Lobeke National Park, Eastern Cameroon (Ngoutane K.E.)
  • Room 4: Community-based conservation (Moderator: Dr Fatsuma Olaleru)
    1. Emphasizing community customs, traditional values and knowledge for culturally grounded ape conservation in Eastern DRC (Austin M.J.)
    2. Bridging science and local knowledge: spatial ecology and community roles in preserving Daubentonia madagascariensis in Efatsy New Protected Area and Manombo Special Reserve, Madagascar (Andriamisedra T.R.)
    3. Analysis of the Komo Totemism of Lubutu in the face of illegal activities on the sustainable conservation of primates in the Maiko National Park (Kyungu J.C.)
10:45 – 11:15Tea / coffee break
11:15 – 13:15 Group sessions — symposium and oral presentations (parallel rooms)
  • Room 1: Symposium - Demystifying academic publishing: perspectives from authors, reviewers, and editors (Moderators: Prof Jo Setchell and Dr Rodel Nguimdo)
  • Room 2: Genetics and feeding behaviour (Moderator: Prof Katy Gonder)
    1. The Ape Genomic Atlas: The origins of Illegal Trafficking in Chimpanzees (Cuadrado L.)
    2. Pre-ingestion Food Manipulation and Processing Behaviors of the Critically Endangered Tana River Mangabey (Cercocebus galeritus): Implications for Foraging Efficiency and Survival (Kivai S.)
    3. Dietary flexibility of greater bamboo lemur (Prolemur simus), a specialized feeder, in eastern Madagascar (Mihaminekena T.H.)
    4. Fruigivorie et contribution relative de Eulemur rufifrons dans la dissémination des graines dans les forêts sèches de l'Ouest de Madagascar (Nouwair H.A.)
    5. Disponibilité alimentaire et effet du changement climatique sur la phénologie des plantes consommées par les chimpanzés (Pan troglodytes verus) du parc national de Taï (Anoh H.E.C.)
    6. Effets du changement climatique sur la perte de culture chez les chimpanzés : cassage de noix de Coula edulis au Parc National de Taï (Gone B.Z.B.)
    7. Activity Budget and Dietary Composition of the Tana River Red Colobus in a Fragmented Agroecosystem Forest, Tana River County, Kenya Evidence from the Makobhoyo Farmlands (Abae R.)
  • Room 3: Human-primate coexistence (Moderator: Dr Daniel Mfossa)
    1. Human-chimpanzee conflict in the forested landscape of Ndom, Littoral Region Cameroon: Ecological drivers, community perceptions and implications for conservation (Mfossa M.D.)
    2. Monitoring ecological conditions that drive human-chimpanzee interactions in an agroforest landscape (Bersacola E.)
    3. A socio-ecological approach to promote human-chimpanzee coexistence in Cantanhez National Park, Guinea-Bissau (Mandim E.)
    4. Recurrent Human-Primates Conflicts and Community Response to Wildlife Conservation in the Kimbi-Fungom National Park, Cameroon (Zeh A.)
    5. Strengthening Peaceful Coexistence between Human and Chimpanzee Populations in Nimba & Grand Cape Mount Counties, Liberia (Toe H.)
    6. Local knowledge and drivers of human-primate conflicts around Comoé National Park, northeastern Côte d'Ivoire (Coulibaly T.)
    7. Spatial Patterns of anthropogenic disturbance and great ape distribution at the northern periphery of the Dja Faunal Reserve, Cameroon (Mafany E.J.)
  • Room 4: Population and conservation (Moderator: Prof Dominique Bikaba)
    1. Population trends and anthropogenic threats to chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) in the Masito Ugalla Ecosystem, Tanzania (Mjungu D.C.)
    2. Status of Preuss's monkey (Allochrocebus preussi) in Cameroon's Ebo forest: Implications for conservation (Nkengbeza N.)
    3. Surveillance Acoustique Passive à Grande Échelle, Gestion Intégrée des Terres et Renforcement des Capacités Locales dans les Aires Protégées de Dzanga-Sangha (Boungalo N.M.)
    4. Renforcement des Systèmes de Surveillance Écologique et de Biomonitoring dans le Parc National du Moyen Bafing : Retour d'expérience sur le Suivi des Chimpanzés en Guinée (Toure M.)
    5. Spatial Patterns of anthropogenic disturbance and great ape distribution at the northern periphery of the Dja Faunal Reserve, Cameroon (Eyole M.J.)
    6. Savoirs endogènes baka et pièges photographiques : approche comparative de l'abondance et de la distribution des gorilles et chimpanzés (Chuissi K.G.)
    7. Co-design of community-led conservation management in the Lebialem Highlands, Cameroon (Nkembi L.)
13:15 – 14:30Lunch break
14:30 – 17:00APS GENERAL ASSEMBLY & BUREAU ELECTIONS: Outgoing APS President remarks | APS financial statement and accounts | Announcement of newly elected bureau | Congress resolutions and recommendations | Closing remarks
19:00 – 22:00CULTURAL EVENING & AWARDS CEREMONY: Best student oral and poster presentation awards | Lifetime achievement award | Tributes for outstanding contributions to African primate conservation | Cultural performances
📅 Days 5–6 — 12–13 September 2026 Post-Congress Activities
DateActivity
12 SepPost-Congress Training: Ethical Conservation — Integrating Community-Based Approaches
12-13 SepPost-congress workshop: The Cross River Gorilla Action Plan (Dr Jacqueline Sunderland-Groves and Dr Denis Ndeloh) — Djeuga Palace Hotel, Yaoundé
12 SepField Excursion: Ape Action Africa / Mefou National Park
13 Sep+International departures
📋 List of Poster Presentations
ID Presenter Title of the presentation
1Ngoe Mukete BosambeMarket Performance and Financial Profitability of Non-Timber Forest Products with focus on those coming from Deng-Deng-Belabo Council Corridor, East Cameroon
2Yang WangApe population management in the Deng Deng Corridor, Cameroon
3Nkiamatiah L. PanislaStrengthening Community Ranger-Led Great Apes Conservation in the Tofala Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, Cameroon
4Abwe AbweEffectiveness of Conservation Strategies in the North of Mbam and Djerem National Park, Cameroon
5Mizero A. (replacing Ordaz-Nemeth I.)The APES Atlas: an Open-access Platform for Ape Conservation
6Vivian AjuahIntegrating Biodiversity-Friendly Livelihoods to improve Great Apes Conservation in the Tofala Landscape, Cameroon
7Kupsch DenisTowards a landscape monitoring framework for the Cross River gorilla in Southwest Cameroon
8Paul EbenezerImpact of a Community-Led One Health Model Households Approach on Human-Gorilla Health Risks and Human-Wildlife Conflict Around Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda
9Toutou EbenezerChefs traditionnels et gouvernance participative de la forêt d'Ebo : vers un plan durable de conservation fondé sur l'approche « One Health »
10Nelson BETOBE EKOLEAn overlooked hotspot: persistence of large polyspecific assemblages of threatened primates in the unprotected Yabassi Key Biodiversity Area
11Guilain TSETAGHOSpatiotemporal dynamics of gorilla and hunting in the Ebo forest, Cameroon: insights from six years of community-based monitoring
12Nwuki IbrahimPrimate Community Responses to Anthropogenic and Environmental Drivers in Douala-Edéa National Park, Cameroon: Emphasis on Colobus satanas and Cercocebus torquatus
13Nwuki IbrahimSeasonal Dynamics and Zoonotic Gastrointestinal Parasites at the Human-Primate-Environment Interface: A One Health Assessment in Douala-Edea National Park, Cameroon
14Zoway IsaiahAbundance, Density, and Distribution of Western Chimpanzees in the Proposed Kwa National Park, Liberia
15Ketchen MarcelSpatiotemporal patterns of elephant and chimpanzee occurrence amid hunting in an unprotected African rainforest
16Sirri MetugeStrengthening School Outreach for Great Apes Conservation in the Lebialem Highlands, Cameroon
17Tchuda N´DeiPrimate Distribution and Abundance Across Cantanhez National Park, Guinea-Bissau
18Nkengafac NjukengA Comparative Analysis of Human–Great Ape Conflict, Appreciation, and Response Behaviors Across Five sites in Cameroon
19Nkengbeza NkemnyiCommunity voices for primates: Support for Preuss's monkey conservation in Cameroon's Ebo forest
20Badiella-Gimenez NuriaEvaluating Ankasa Conservation Area as a Potential Reinforcement Site for White-Naped Mangabeys (Cercocebus lunulatus)
21Manezeu T. Elvire OliviaEnvironmental education as a tool for primate conservation around Mbam & Djerem National Park in Cameroon
22Nkeng ReginaProspects of Integrating Landslide Risk Assessment into Great Ape Conservation Planning in the Lebialem Highlands, Cameroon
23Zang Obame Sidonie E.Dela piste des Gorilles à l'appropriation communautaire : 20 années de conservation intégrée dans le parc de Moukalaba-Doudou, Gabon
24Isaac Win-Soul TamAssessment of Forest Primate Population in the Tofala Hill Wildlife Sanctuary for Conservation Management
25Nguimdo V. V. RodelImmigrant-driven hunting and wildlife decline in an Afrotropical rainforest landscape
26Mbougo-Tsakem Vicky L.Effectiveness of camera traps and recce surveys for community-led monitoring of mammals in the Ebo forest, Littoral Region of Cameroon
27Sime Tchuenche Winny L.Anthropogenic impact on Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes troglodytes) Habitat Preferences: Case of Douala-Edea National Park (Littoral-Cameroon)
28Nyugha DenisScoring for Great Ape's Conservation: Sport, Community Development and Local Stewardship for Great Apes Conservation in Cameroon's Ebo Forest
29Atse Kambo MartialEducation des peuples autochtones sur la convention des espères migratoires en Afrique : l'implication du Pan-African Think Do RAJeC
30Samuel Christian TsakemConflits Homme-gorille autour du parc National de Lobéké (Cameroun) : Implications pour la conservation et le développement local
31Donfack YvesConflits Homme-Faune dans Le Paysage de Conservation du Parc National de Bouba Ndjidda, Nord-Cameroun
32Matthieu Kwedi BatouanEvaluation de la réponse faunique face à l'activité d'exploitation forestière : cas de la faune d'Ebo, Cameroun
33Dadjo Alvine (replacing Gonder K.)Examining the dietary composition of the Ganga chimpanzee community and its seasonal and interannual dynamics
34Itoko BobInventory of red colobus species, Piliocolobus spp. (Rochebrune, 1877), sold on the market as bushmeat in Mbandaka, Equateur Province, Republic Democratic of Congo
35Domeni Dorvald NicePrimate and large mammal monitoring in the western sector of the Ebo forest, Cameroon: baseline evidence for community-based conservation
36Whymah-Garbo HarnonClub Canopy: Educating Youth for Chimpanzee Survival in Liberia
37Natiori Irondina JanuárioHuman–Chimpanzee Interactions, Human Wellbeing, and Conflict in Guinea-Bissau
38Bliss MichaelSmall lowland rainforest fragment supports high biodiversity: a critical refuge for Malagasy flora and fauna
39Kambire Sami BlaiseSafeguarding the Western Chimpanzee in the Cavally Natural Reserve: An Integrated Approach to Conservation, Ecological Monitoring, and Community Engagement
40Tchantchou T. CamusInfluence des activités anthropiques sur l'utilisation de l'habitat par les grands mammifères dans la forêt d'Ebo, Cameroun
41Konyal EmmanuelReal-time One Health surveillance of habituated gorillas: detecting respiratory cough outbreaks from EarthRanger field data at Dzanga-Sangha, Central African Republic
42Fodjo Jean ErnestDistribution spatiale des primates dans la forêt d'Ebo, Cameroun : effets des pressions anthropiques sur les grands singes et les espèces associées
43Oyegbami A. (replacing Ayoola A.)Evaluating Indigenous Conservation Practices and Anthropogenic Pressures Affecting Mona Monkeys (Cercopithecus mona) in the Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove, Nigeria
44Ebang Ella Ghislain W.Baseline Ecological Monitoring and Scientific Tourism Pilot in Eastern Moukalaba-Doudou National Park, Gabon
45Asante Juliet YeboahConflicts Resulting from Human–Primate Interactions in the Shai Hills Resource Reserve
46Nyounway MaxwellThe population status of chimpanzee: a Case Study in the Proposed Kwa National Park in Rivercess, Sinoe and Grand Gedeh, Liberia
47Kalivogui SibaConservation communautaire des chimpanzés dans un paysage minier fragmenté en Guinée : l'expérience du Réseau des Amis de la Nature - Guinée (RANG)
48Yang WangIdentifying and Assessing Ecological Corridors in Fragmented Landscapes of Cameroon
49Mafany Eyole JoshuaSpatial Patterns of anthropogenic disturbance and great ape distribution at the northern periphery of the Dja Faunal Reserve, Cameroon
ℹ️ Note: Names in parentheses () indicate people replacing the original presenters.

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