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Gunshots, grassland and a tiny population of critically endangered gorillas coexisting with nearby human populations in southwestern Cameroon: a new study analyzes a complex set of factors to help understand how to continue conserving the gorillas of Ebo Forest for future generations. The last time the Ebo gorillas were counted in 2010, there were estimated […]

Since March, bulldozers have opened around 40 kilometers, or 25 miles, of dirt road running north from the village of Kopongo in Cameroon across a forestry concession and into the heart of Ebo Forest. A group calling itself the Ebo Forest Development Committee (CDFE) is behind the project, and says the road is needed to […]

Earlier this month, Leonardo DiCaprio won a new name for a tropical tree in Cameroon. The first plant species named Kew by the Royal Botanic Garden of

It was not DiCaprio’s tweets, but the work of the local Banen communities that saved the precious Ebo Forest.

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio was honored for his work by a group of scientists who named an endangered plant after the beloved actor. 

The Ebo rainforest in Cameroon is part of the second-largest tropical forest in the world. It is home to rare primates including gorillas. But poachers and logging companies threaten the forest and its inhabitants.

Jeff Daniels just got a spider-killing worm named after him

A ghost orchid, a toothy mushroom and a killer tobacco plant are also among the pantheon of recently named plants.

Mongabay seeks to raise interest in and appreciation of wild lands and wildlife, while examining the impact of emerging trends in climate, technology, economics,and finance on conservation and development.

Scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens of Kew, London have named a new species of a tropical tree after this Oscar winner.