PONGARA NATIONAL PARK, Gabon (AP) — Loss of habitat and poaching have made African forest elephants a critically endangered species. Yet the dense forests of sparsely populated Gabon in the Congo ...

Strict conservation policies have made Gabon "the refuge of forest elephants", Lea-Larissa Moukagni, who heads the human-wildlife conflict programme at the National Agency of National Parks (ANPN) ...

European governments and multilateral lenders have endorsed a $2.5bn programme to support conservation in the Congo Basin, the world’s second-largest rainforest, in an initiative led by France and ...

Gabon stands out from other countries in Africa and the world over in terms of its preservation and conservation of natural forests. But will the country's economy be able to maintain this moving ...

Léa NKAMLEUN FOSSO AFP Aug 4, 2025 Aug 4, 2025 Updated Aug 5, 2025 In Gabon's sprawling forest, archaeologists dig for ancient clues that could unlock the secrets of how prehistoric humans lived and ...

Gabon is a country blessed by nature. With over 800 km of coastline along the Atlantic Ocean, tropical rainforests covering 85% of its territory and a wealth of minerals, Gabon is the most prosperous ...

A report in Science Magazine announcing an 80 percent decline of elephant population in Minkebe National Park between 2002 and 2014 comes at a critical time for the conservation world. Sadly it’s ...

In heavily forested Gabon, elephants are increasingly wandering into villages and destroying crops, angering the local population who demand the power to stop the critically endangered animals in ...