South Sudan: New Protected Area Relieves Pressure on Primates and Pangolins in South Sudan

Feb 18, 2021 | Tim Knight, Fauna & Flora International
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The future of globally important wildlife—including endangered chimpanzees and pangolins—looks a little brighter after over 17,000 hectares of severely threatened forest habitat in an ecologically unique region of South Sudan were granted formal protection. The regazettement of Bangangai Game Reserve will ensure that this unhailed haven of biodiversity is brought under more effective management at what is a crucial juncture for the country's impressive but imperiled natural wonders.