Poached and Sold
Bonobos and other wildlife are killed and sold in the bushmeat trade in Africa. It has shrunk the ape population drastically, according to CNN. Unfortunately, no one knows the exact number of Bonobos because the area is full of rebel soldiers, making it too dangerous for experts to study the population.
“The decade of war in the late 1990s resulted in extensive population displacement, military/rebel movements and a greater availability of firearms and ammunition, which contributed to increased hunting of wildlife, including bonobos,” says Dominique Morel, of Friends of Bonobos, a group supporting Lola Ya Bonobo, the world’s first and only sanctuary for the endangered species.
A Sanctuary for Bonobos
Lola Ya Bonobo takes in injured and orphaned bonobos and attempts to help them and release them back into the wild.
“Conservation asks us to make a test for reintroduction in the wild,” says Andre. “So we make this experience two times already since 2009, a group of bonobos from here, returned to the wild. And for them it was a success because after two-three months, they are home.”
While the program can boast some success, the funds aren’t there to support the facility.
“Advocating for wildlife conservation is always a battle in poor areas,” says Morel. “In times of crisis, when the security and basic needs of civilian populations are often not
assured, it becomes even more challenging. If eco-guards and staff have to be evacuated from certain areas for their own safety, equipment, infrastructure and sometimes animals suffer.
“Only with peace and stability can long-term investments in wildlife conservation — research, conservation education, community-based habitat protection and eco-tourism — be successfully implemented.”
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