Sanctuary
Sanctuaries - Cameroon - Cameroon Wildlife Aid Fund (CWAF) / Mefou National Park
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Cameroon Wildlife Aid Fund (CWAF) / Mefou National Park
website: www.cwaf.org
primary species: Chimpanzees, gorillas, baboons, drills, mandrills, guenons, mangabeys
volunteer program: CWAF offers three-month volunteer programs at the sanctuary in Yaounde. For more information, please contact cwafcameroon@yahoo.co.uk or volunteer@cwafinc.org.
year founded: 1997
director: Colonel Avi Sivan, Director
Talila Sivan , Asst. Director
Rachel Hogan, Manager Mefou NP
Tafon Babila, Manager Mvog Betsi Zoo
primary supporters: Bristol Zoo, Oakland Zoo, Cameroon Ministry of Environment & Forests (MINEF), public donations
adoption progam: CWAF operates an Adoption Program for select gorillas, monkeys and chimpanzees at the rate of £25 / USD $50 per year. For more information, please visit http://www.cwaf.org/help/adopt.html.
sanctuary history: The Cameroon Wildlife Aid Fund (CWAF) was formed in 1997 to support the work of two Cameroon-based organizations: the Mvog-Betsi Zoo in Yaounde and the Mefou National Park, approximately 40 kilometers away. At the zoo, which is in the process of reorganizing along the lines of a sanctuary and a confiscation center, dozens of species can be found. At Mefou, electrified forest enclosures house chimpanzees, baboons and gorillas in large social groups.
