My Scholarship Entry - Mefou Primate Sanctuary, Cameroon Images from a visit to Mefou primate sanctuary in Cameroon, which is home to over 200 primates rescued from the illegal bushmeat industry.

CAMEROON | Monday, 14 January 2013 | Views [391] | View Smaller Image

Electricity is a luxury that can't always be relied on at the sanctuary, so work is sometimes carried out in improvised surroundings. Vets Yusuf and Djibri carry out a health-check on a young chimpanzee, who, amongst other things, will be tested for TB. Chimpanzees are susceptible to many human diseases and measures such as these help to ensure that the population of the sanctuary remains healthy at all times.

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Infant arrivals at the sanctuary require round-the-clock care until they can be introduced into a family group. Here, under the watchful eye of their caregiver Kristie, chimps Mac and Mbia enjoy some fruit, whilst their friend Ayisha checks out what Chickaboo the gorila has for lunch. All of the infants in this image experienced the deaths of family members at the hands of poachers.

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With more than 250 mouths to feed at the sanctuary, food preparation is a vital and constant task. Here Romaine, one of the gorilla keepers, prepares a favourite - sweet potatoes - for the animals.

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My Scholarship Entry - Mefou Primate Sanctuary, Cameroon Images from a visit to Mefou primate sanctuary in Cameroon, which is home to over 200 primates rescued from the illegal bushmeat industry.

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