Hunting Pressure Is Shrinking Safe Space for Mandrills in Equatorial Guinea

Environmental News Network - Hunting Pressure is Shrinking Safe Space for Mandrills in Equatorial Guinea

Researchers from the University of Bristol Veterinary School, in collaboration with Bristol Zoological Society and partners in Equatorial Guinea, have uncovered alarming evidence that hunting pressure is dramatically reducing the safe habitat available to mandrills inside Monte Alén National Park, one of Central Africa’s most important rainforest strongholds.

Hunting Pressure is Shrinking Safe Space for Mandrills in Equatorial Guinea

Researchers from the University of Bristol Veterinary School, in collaboration with Bristol Zoological Society and partners in Equatorial Guinea, have uncovered alarming evidence that hunting pressure is dramatically reducing the safe habitat available to mandrills inside Monte Alén National Park, one of Central Africa's most important rainforest strongholds.