Hungry elephants, Cameroon farmers struggle to coexist
Near the southern border with Equatorial Guinea, eight villages have registered complaints with the Campo Ma'an national park, a vast area of virgin forest from where the animals emerge.
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Near the southern border with Equatorial Guinea, eight villages have registered complaints with the Campo Ma'an national park, a vast area of virgin forest from where the animals emerge.
Banana growers on the edge of a giant national park on Cameroon's Atlantic coast say they can take no more crop destruction from hungry elephants as the conflict between man and animals escalates.
Banana growers on the edge of a giant national park on Cameroon's Atlantic coast say they can take no more crop destruction from hungry elephants as the conflict between man and animal escalates.
Hungry elephants, Cameroon farmers struggle to coexist
The Campo Ma'an National Park in southern Cameroon is home to a rich biodiversity. However, industrial projects around the park have increased the pressure on animals living there and sparked more frequent human-wildlife conflicts. A project supported by NGO WWF aims to enable a better cohabitation.