Chimpanzee and Chimpanzee Habitat Surveys across the GME

GMERC has been leading survey work to prioritise chimpanzee habitat and extra-park populations since 2011. Our data have informed conservation planners and government policies and contributed to a 10 year conservation action plan, which can be found here.

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In 2023, we received support from the Arcus Foundation and Frankfurt Zoological Society to continue these survey efforts, building on findings that described monkey and chimpanzee abundance, habitat connectivity, and gene flow (see Publications for more). Supplementary support from Frankfurt Zoological Society has allowed us to continue these efforts into 2025.