Mefou National Park

Mefou Park (French: Parc de la Méfou), also known as Mefou Wildlife Sanctuary and Mfou Reserve, is a primate sanctuary in the forested area of Mfou in Cameroon. Within it, Mefou Primate Park^[1] is used as a shelter for primates that are native to Africa: the monkey, chimpanzees and gorillas.^[2]

Mefou Park
French: Parc de la Méfou Mefou Wildlife Sanctuary Mfou Reserve
Location	Méfou-et-Afamba, Centre Region, Cameroon
Nearest town	Mfou
Coordinates	3°57′36″N 11°55′48″E

History

Ape Action Africa established the sanctuary to house primates which were housed at the Mvog-Betsi Zoo at Yaoundé. Eventually, it would act to protect primates that were affected by illegal pet and bushmeat trades in the country.^[2]

In 2010, the sanctuary's director, Colonel Avi Sivan, was killed in a helicopter crash.^[3]

Gallery

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  Mandril
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  Adult Mandril
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  Adult gorilla with silverback
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  Female gorilla
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  Entrance to the park
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  Trees at the park
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  Confined Chimpanzees at Mefou
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  Adult female Gorilla

See also

• Mpem and Djim National Park
• Tourism in Cameroon
• Wildlife of Cameroon

References

1. Mefou Primate Sanctuary (PDF), Ape Action Africa, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-30, retrieved 2018-06-07
2. "Ape Conservation in Africa". Ape Action Africa. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
3. "Ex-IDF officer killed in Cameroon crash". Ynet News. 2010-11-23. Retrieved 2011-09-15.

Further reading

• Martin Cheek, Yvette Harvey, Jean-Michel Onana (dir.), Phyllanthus kidna Challen & Petra Hoffm., in The Plants of Mefou Proposed National Park, Central Province, Cameroon: A Conservation Checklist, Kew Publishing, 2010, p. 92 ; 151 ISBN 978-1842464007

External links

• Mefou Primate Sanctuary
• Mefou National Park, Yaounde, Cameroon: Primate Park (YouTube)
• Cameroon Wildlife Sanctuary and Wildlife Refuge: Mefou and Ape Action Africa
• Mefou National Park Gorilla
• Parc de la Méfou Cameroun (in the French language)