Photo credit : © Wildlife Conservation Society Nigeria
Nigeria-Cameroon Chimpanzees
A small group of Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes ellioti) in the rainforests of Cross River in southeastern Nigeria. This particular subspecies of chimpanzee is the most endangered and least distributed among all chimpanzee subspecies.
Photo credit : © Wildlife Conservation Society Nigeria
Silverback Cross River gorilla
A silverback Cross River gorilla (Gorilla gorilla diehli) strolls through the Nigerian rainforest at Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary, Cross River, Nigeria. Nigeria is home to West Africa’s only remaining wild gorilla populations.
Lioness and cubs, Yankari Game Reserve, Nigeria. Photo Credit: Onoja Joseph
Northern Lion (Panthera leo leo)
The Kainji Lake National Park is perhaps the last site for wild lions in Nigeria. We continue to receive recent reports of their presence at Kainji. WACN’s ambition is to use Kainji’s lions as a launching pad for lion recovery in Nigeria.
