#wildlife: gabon

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An African forest buffalo (Syncerus caffer nanus) in Gabon, Africa

by Clémence D.

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A young forest elephant trots along with its parents in Lopé National Park, Gabon, along one of many paths that generations of the animals have cut through the fruit-rich rainforest. Elephants pass on the knowledge of what to forage, where to find it, and when it’s likely to be ripe. Researchers have discovered that Earth’s warming temperatures could be lowering the fruit yield of many species of trees at the park, which in turn seems to be causing some forest elephants to go hungry. (From “How a warming climate threatens Africa’s endangered forest elephants,” May 2022.)

PHOTOGRAPH BY JASPER DOEST

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Some of the finalists for the "Wildlife Photographer of the Year" award. The contest is developed and produced by the Natural History Museum in London. In a separate post, I embedded a photo by the photographer Francisco Negroni of a volcano erupting in Chile with unreal atmospheric effects (colors and clouds). I'm including just a few of the finalist photos in this post.

"Annoying Neighbour" by Bence Máté. Description from Smithsonian Magazine:

A European roller performs acrobatics in an attempt to drive a little owl out of its breeding territory. A brilliant blue European roller in Hungary’s Kiskunság National Park appears frozen upside-down in mid-air, performing dramatic dives and rolls true to its name. The bird’s mating display consists of similar airborne acrobatics. The species has only a short mating season, and the male bird intends to take advantage of it—he “makes a sport of annoying other birds that stray into its breeding area,” according to a statement accompanying the shot. He might ambush the other creature and chase it down at a high speed. Hungarian photographer Bence Máté spent 27 days watching from a hide before capturing this shot.

"Curious Connection" by Nora Milligan. Description from Smithsonian Magazine:

A chimpanzee climbs a tree in Gabon and stares into the camera lens, making eye contact with the photographer. The call of a chimp rang out through Gabon’s Loango National Park. While on a guided trek through the forest, American photographer Nora Milligan and her group paused, listening. A family of chimpanzees, known to researchers as the Rekambo group, emerged from the brush and started to climb the nearby trees. “This particular chimp paused, his curiosity piqued, and sat still long enough to observe me in return. I knew we had made a true connection when he craned his neck forward and widened his eyes to get a better look at me,” Milligan writes on Instagram. “I hope my image can play some small part to inspire others to seek this same connection and care for all living beings on Earth.”

"Snuffling Sengi" by Piotr Naskrecki. Description from Smithsonian Magazine:

A four-toed sengi forages in Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.

At dawn and dusk, the rarely seen four-toed sengi emerges to feast on insects. The elusive species, seen here in Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park, might look like a rodent—but it’s actually more closely related to elephants. Its other name, the four-toed elephant shrew, refers to its trunk-like snout. Because sengis are skittish, Polish photographer Piotr Naskrecki didn’t want to scare them away—so, rather than lying on the ground to capture this shot, he set up a remote camera. For this method, he had to somewhat anticipate where and when the mammals would forage.

"Wolf Pack" by Arvind Ramamurthy. Description from Smithsonian Magazine:

Five wolf cubs pause amid play to look at the camera as they frolic near farms in India.  Not far from farming fields in Bhigwan, India, a pack of five wolves pauses amid play, each one staring into the camera. Indian photographer Arvind Ramamurthy captured the shot, which he calls a “unique natural history moment,” in a video posted to Instagram. But it also tells a larger story, he adds. “As their native habitat of grasslands are depleting, more and more wolves are moving into agricultural spaces,” Ramamurthy says in the video. “And that brings them into direct conflict with us humans.”

"Fallen from the Sky" by Carlo D’Aurizio. Description from Smithsonian Magazine:

Dead insects float in a stream in Italy, creating a somber mosaic of color and stilled wings. When Italian photographer Carlo D'Aurizio came upon this stream in Italy’s Majella National Park, he expected to see butterflies and dragonflies fluttering around the water. Instead, he found insect bodies floating, with no explanation as to what had happened to them. It was a summer morning, but the weather hadn’t been hot enough to cause a mass die-off. The reason for this “sad collage” remains a mystery, but it created a still life trapped in the water’s surface tension.

"Unsold" by Jose Fragozo. Description from Smithsonian Magazine:

A rescue operation in eastern Africa retrieved this cheetah cub from the illegal wildlife trade. Cheetahs get roped into the illegal wildlife trade in the Somali Region of Ethiopia, often when farmers capture and sell them, claiming the animals had been a threat to their business, according to a statement. Not all cubs sell, however, and some are killed, since their parts, especially bones, are valuable in Asian markets, such as for bone soup.Photographer Jose Fragozo of Portugal captured this shot during a rescue operation, which began after authorities got an anonymous tip. This cheetah cub had been taken from the wild and transported via camel to the northern coast of Somaliland. Though the young cat began chirping for its mother, the rescue was ultimately successful, acquiring this cub and bringing it to a safe place. “An important part of Wildlife Photographer of the Year is highlighting powerful and sometimes challenging stories about the natural world, as well as the effects of human impact on the planet,” the Wildlife Photographer of the Year account writes on Instagram. “We hope that by creating more awareness of the challenges faced by wildlife globally, we can inspire change and create advocates for our natural world.”

"Aspen Shadows" by Devon Pradhuman. Description from Smithsonian Magazine:

Gray wolves amble through Yellowstone National Park in the snow, framed behind a group of aspen trees. Four grey wolves walk single file through a snowy Yellowstone National Park, dotting a nearly barren landscape. In this composition, the mammals are joined only by a grouping of aspen trees, leafless against the winter ground. American photographer Devon Pradhuman watched from a distance as the wolves approached the trees, followed the rest of the tree line and disappeared over a hillside on the hunt for their next meal.

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Alicia Vikander / She/They  ———  no way is that Zara Parker.. they’re a 36-year-old Synth notoriously known for being HIGH-STRUNG & OPINIONATED but there are some people who have seen them being ADVENTUROUS & NURTURING.  If you ask me, they remind me a lot of The color Green, Tea stained blouses, Dirty Boots, clothes covered in Shedding, The smell of Hay, chilly mornings but that could just be because they’re considered The Animal Lover around town. just keep an eye on them  &  see if their true colors shine through.. /  Pixie

Name: Zara Parker meaning of name:  flower,radiance,princess, and shining (Damn Zara) nicknames/titles: N/A age: 36 Birthday: October 3rd gender: fem presenting non-binary She/They Sexuality: demisexual/demiromantic Relationship status: Single (Open) Location: Upper district, grew up in Gabon Africa Occupation: Wildlife Conservationists at the Dallas Zoo

Bio:

TW: Sexually assault, Verbal abuse, and Animal cruelty Although Zara was created with the idea to help her creators with their work in Africa. They always treated her like she was their own child. Having difficulty conceiving themselves they found that Zara was the perfect child and was even a mini me of the the researchers. They were created that way after all.

Zara didn't really mind growing up in Africa, it was peaceful and the animals, Her parents, and the other researchers were all the companionship she thought she would ever need. Until her cousins and their friends came to visit. They tormented her. Called her awful things and treated the animals like they weren't the amazing creatures she had seen, they treated them like objects of entertainment even going so far as to hurting them with sling shots and bb guns. The harassment got so bad that one night one of her cousins friends snuck into Zara's room, pinned her down and had his way with her. Saying she would finally have something interesting to talk about other than her dumb animals, that he could do what he wanted because she was a stupid machine. Telling her parents they were absolutely disgusted calling the boys parents and demanded that they all go home and never come back. Zara was never the same and for a long time she spent most of their time with the animals keeping to herself and taking things one day at a time.

Zara had always had a love for animals it never faulted even as she got older, because of this they grew up wanting nothing more than to be a zoologist, focusing on the conservation of the world that animals live in and keeping that safe for them. Leaving Africa to go back to school in London was was the hardest thing for Zara. She didn't want to leave everything they had ever known. and to be honest they were terrified and worried what had happened to them years prior would happen again. However Zara found it was the opposite.

London, was amazing. they came out of their shell, had lots of friends and did very well in school. Graduating with a job offer.....in Dallas, Texas. They gave her some time to think on it letting her go back to Africa to talk to their parents about the offer. They told her to take it. that they would be fine and she shouldn't be stuck there her whole life. So off the Texas she went, her parents paid for her to stay in the upper district.

She's been in Dallas since and she loves her Job, she just misses her home and her parents dearly.

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Top Chimpanzee Tracking Destinations in Africa

1. Kibale National Park – Uganda

2. Kyambura Gorge – Uganda

3. Budongo Forest Reserve – Uganda

4. Kalinzu Forest Reserve – Uganda

5. Nyungwe Forest National Park – Rwanda

6. Gombe Stream National Park – Tanzania

7. Mahale Mountains National Park – Tanzania

8. Tiwai Island Wildlife Sanctuary – Sierra Leone

9. Taï National Park – Ivory Coast

10. Loango National Park – Gabon

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How Nature Accidentally Created the Perfect Animal

ind more than 100 videos of wildlife encounters with giant mirrors installed in the jungle in Gabon (Central Africa) filmed by Xavier HUBERT- BRIERRE, his wife Anne-Marie and their friend Michel Guiss Djomou. After viewing each of these videos, please read the attached description, in order to learn more about the behavior of these wild animals in front of their…

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10 Interesting Facts About Gabon

Explore 10 interesting facts about Gabon, a country rich in rainforests, wildlife, and cultural diversity. Learn about its national parks, oil reserves, and more.

Basic Information About Gabon Country Full Name: Gabonese Republic Continent: Africa Official Language: French Currency: Central African CFA franc (XAF) Capital: Libreville Main Dish: Poulet Nyembwe Famous For: Rainforests, wildlife, oil production, national parks, and cultural diversity. Size: 267,668 square kilometers Population: Approximately 2.3 million Name Meaning: The name…

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Australia is the death country because at least most of our deadly animals in America can be "reasoned with" to a degree. As in, there's things you can do that can get a bear to pass you by or a moose to go away (they're also not as bold as dingos seem to be). And American alligators aren't nearly as aggressive and territorial as salt water crocodiles (both are dangerous, remember what Steve Irwin taught you when going into areas known to be alligator or croc habitats). I can't shout at a funnel web spider and have it go away like it would if it were a bear or a lion. Likewise if I were to go to Gabon I'd be more worried about stepping on a viper than I would be about an encounter with a gorilla.

There's also Australia's marine life to consider: while America has a lot of Big Mammal to deal with, most of our large and dangerous animals are concentrated on the part of our country made up of dry land. Generally, with few exceptions, if you go to the beach you're not going to die if you pick up the wrong shell (California has its own species of cone snail though)(it should be noted that we do also get box jellyfish)

Also, I know they're not all dangerous to humans but you do still have a lot of weird or big spiders. Huntsman spiders might not be aggressive but they sure are fucking huge.

More than any of this, however, is that Australia has the cassowary. They're not the only country with cassowaries, mind you, but any country with a cassowary in it is a death country and automatically wins the "does it have more dangerous wildlife than the united states" contest

A BEAR ATE MY BEST HUMMINGBIRD FEEDER.

Rude.

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Traveling in Africa Gabon

Gabon on the Atlantic Coast Sightseeing in Central Africa Gabon is a country in Central Africa on the Atlantic Coast. It has a large diversity of wildlife and many wonderful national parks. Libreville the Capital of Gabon The National Museum of Arts and Tradition has exhibits of tribal crafts like masks and wood-carving artifacts. The open-air market Mont-Bouet sells a wide range of goods…

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Elephants graze in the in Loango Park, Gabon. The oil-rich former French colony is positioning itself as a conservation champion in central Africa, where wildlife has been battered by war, habitat destruction and the bushmeat trade

Photograph: Steeve Jordan/AFP/Getty Images

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The Potential of AI in Wildlife Conservation Monitoring

Whether it’s fighting wildlife poaching, monitoring ecosystems or combating the illegal animal trade on social media, conservationists often face huge challenges when trying to protect endangered species. The key to overcoming these challenges is accurate, real-time data, which is where artificial intelligence (AI) comes in. By analyzing massive amounts of data, AI is illuminating the path to protecting animal species and assisting in the development of conservation policies.

From identifying individual animals for population studies to sorting through millions of camera trap images, AI is a powerful tool in the fight against wildlife poaching and other environmental threats. Until recently, these tasks would have been done manually by research teams. But with the help of artificial intelligence, this work is being done faster and more efficiently than ever before. For example, the AI-enabled software Megadetector halved the labeling time of camera trap photos in Gabon’s Lope and Waka national parks. This saved both time and money and allowed scientists to quickly identify any changes in the habitat and detect new species in these areas.

AI can also be used to track and monitor animals’ movements in their natural habitats, alerting researchers to any potential threats. This can be especially helpful in situations like the extinction of elephants in Africa, where poaching techogle.co is the biggest threat to their survival. With the help of GPS tracking devices, AI can predict an animal’s migratory patterns and determine how best to protect their habitat.

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The ability to track and monitor animals’ movements in real-time helps to identify the fastest, most effective ways to protect their habitats and populations. By observing behavioral changes, conservationists can quickly spot any threats that are in the area, such as disease outbreaks, habitat degradation and poaching. For instance, if a species’ movements suddenly deviate from their normal pattern, this could be an indication that the animal is sick or is being hunted by poachers.

AI is transforming the way conservationists work, allowing them to collect more and better data on a larger scale. This is crucial for protecting species from technology website extinction and ensuring their survival in the wild. With the right software and hardware, these technologies can help to prevent poaching and other forms of animal exploitation and make a real difference in the lives of endangered species around the world. So, let’s join forces and give the animals a chance for a safer future. If you’d like to learn more about how AI is being used to fight wildlife poaching, download our eBook on the subject below.

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Girl Meets Gorillas She Was Raised Up With After 12 Years And Their Reactions Are Heartbreaking

In a world where wildlife often remains distant to many, Tansy Espinal's upbringing was nothing short of extraordinary. Raised alongside gorillas in her parents' facility dedicated to rehabilitating these magnificent creatures, Tansy's childhood was a tapestry of unique experiences and profound connections. Her father, Damien Espinal, the founder of the facility, fostered an unconventional yet intimate approach to gorilla interaction. Tansy's formative years intertwined seamlessly with the gorilla troop, granting her unparalleled companionship with these awe-inspiring animals. Despite the occasional tragic accidents that occurred in the 80s and 90s, which resulted in fatal encounters between employees and the gorillas due to miscommunication, the Espinal facility remained a sanctuary of calm and transformative encounters between humans and gorillas. Tansy's earliest memories entwined with the gorillas, establishing deep bonds despite her vulnerable and clumsy infancy. As the time for the gorillas' rehabilitation approached, Tansy witnessed their eventual release into the Gabonese jungles, a bittersweet moment marking their return to the wild they rightfully belonged to. Years later, at 25, Tansy yearned to reunite with her beloved gorilla friends, Djalta and Bims. Accompanied by her father, she embarked on a journey to Gabon, hopeful that the gorillas would recognize her after more than a decade apart. Their reunion in the dense Gabon rainforest was nothing short of heartwarming. Djalta and Bims rushed towards Tansy, expressing unmistakable joy and familiarity, a testament to the enduring bonds forged in their shared past. However, the joyous reunion was overshadowed by a devastating turn of events. Reports from the Gabon reserve indicated that the two female gorillas, Djalta and Bims, were found dead under mysterious circumstances. Shocked and heartbroken, Tansy and her father grappled with the tragic loss. Further investigation revealed that the perpetrator behind the gorillas' deaths was another member of their own group, a silverback named Bumanga. Tragically scarred by a traumatic past in captivity, Bumanga exhibited violent and unpredictable behavior, leading to the deaths of several other gorillas in the group. The devastating revelation left Tansy and her father torn between seeking justice and preserving the delicate balance of the jungle. They faced the grim dilemma of deciding the fate of Bumanga, contemplating between restraining him or even considering euthanasia to prevent further harm. The tragic events forced a reassessment of the methods and risks involved in reintroducing entire gorilla families into the wild at once. Tansy and Damien grappled with the weight of responsibility, seeking ways to ensure the safety and well-being of these majestic creatures. The Espinal facility pledged to explore new strategies for the gorillas' safety upon their return to the homeland, determined to provide them with the life they deserve while navigating the complexities of wild animal rehabilitation. In the wake of loss and uncertainty, Tansy's story underscored the delicate balance between humanity's efforts to protect wildlife and the harsh realities of nature's unpredictability, leaving an indelible mark on the delicate ecosystem they sought to preserve. Read the full article