A chimpanzee at Mefou Primate Sanctuary near Yaounde. Apes are under threat all over the Congo basin due to forest conversion to industrial agriculture projects.
Ape Action Africa is a non-profit NGO founded in 1996 dedicated to the conservation of endangered gorillas and chimpanzees, threatened by the bushmeat trade in Central and West Africa. Ape Action Africa manages the rescue and rehabilitation of great apes across much of Cameroon, with a large sanctuary in the Mefou forest.