There is a world somewhere between reality and fiction. Although ignored by many, it is very real and so are those living in it. This forum is about the natural world. Here, wild animals will be heard and respected. The forum offers a glimpse into an unknown world as well as a room with a view on the present and the future. Anyone able to speak on behalf of those living in the emerald forest and the deep blue sea is invited to join.
"The presence of leopards is confirmed in the new Moyen-Bafing National Park, Guinea
The new Moyen-Bafing National Park in Guinea hosts between 4 - 5,000 western chimpanzees in an area of 6,426 sq km, the largest protected area for chimpanzees in Guinea and the largest chimpanzee population in West Africa. The new park provides also habitat for several vulnerable large mammal species including the leopard (Panthera pardus), the golden cat (Caracal aurata), the hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibious) and near threatened species, such as the bay duiker (Cephalophus dorsalis), the yellow-back duiker (Cephalophus sylvicultur) and the Guinean baboon (Papio papio). Recently, the Wild Chimpanzee Foundation (WCF) has managed to film rare images of a leopard family (Panthera pardus) in this conservation area. Classified as Vulnerable by IUCN, listed in Annex 1 of the International Convention on the Marketing of Species (CITES), the leopard is one of the priority species protected inside the new Moyen-Bafing National Park. Leopards are mainly threatened by fragmentation of forest habitats, bush fires and poaching. A network of camera traps set up by WCF has captured this female and her two youngsters."