Rhoko forest revealed to hold the highest butterfly diversity in Africa!

Careful surveying of the butterflies in Rhoko forest over a period of five years has demonstrated the highest species diversity on the African continent for a single location. More than 550 butterfly species have so far been identified within walking distance of our field station. But just as remarkable is the fact that the rate more »
Iko Esai community bans slash & burn farming to save their forest

In a bid to take charge of a sustainable approach to their forest resource, the community of Iko Esai has for the first time ever imposed a ban on any clearing of forest for new farmland in the coming growing season. As a rule, the period from March to May each year sees an Armageddon more »
Thank you, Prince Bernhard Nature Fund!

We are delighted to report that the Prince Bernhard Nature Fund (PBNF) has once again chosen to support CERCOPAN’s important work in Nigeria. In 2011, a grant from PBNF enabled the organisation to buy a new Hilux 4-Wheel Drive truck to facilitate our intense conservation operations at Rhoko. The new grant, will again contribute towards more »
When giving causes harm – never buy primates!

Quite a significant number of the orphan monkeys in our care are brought to us from expatriates living in the Southwest of Nigeria. The launch of our new website is the perfect times to reiterate a vital message to aid monkeys in the wild: Please, DO NOT PAY FOR A PRIMATE you see for sale. No matter how desperate the conditions, walk away. By purchasing primates, or in fact any wildlife, you only encourage further trade more »
New look CERCOPAN website, enewsletter and adoption programme!

CERCOPAN (Centre for Education, Research and Conservation of Primates and Nature) has just relaunched our website at www.cercopan.org . In addition to the sites entirely different look and feel, we have incorporated a whole range of new features, including our completely re-designed monkey adoption programme, online ecotourism booking facilities, monthly enewsletter sign up, and in-site blog. The new site will more »

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Red Capped Mangabey Rehabilitation CERCOPAN, Nigeria

CERCOPAN’s Rhoko Forest site attracts a variety of visitors both national and international. Backpackers and expatriate workers regularly visit our Rhoko site for weekends as part of our eco-tourism programme, while non- resident international tourists stay up to 3 months either for a holiday with a difference or as short term volunteers/interns gaining experience for more »

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Volunteers are vital to CERCOPAN’s growth and development, providing a variety of skills and expertise for minimal cost, which allows us to conserve scarce resources for project development. We considers ongoing training of local staff vital to the sustainability of the project. Long-term volunteers bring skills related to environmental education, fundraising, veterinary nursing, biology, engineering, more »

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Adopting one of our monkey groups means that you will be providing a happy and fulfilled future to animals that can now forget their tragic pasts. Take Robotta as an example. Living at a petrol station for the first year of her life she did not even know how to be a monkey. She pecked more »

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The place with the highest number of primate species on the entire African continent is an ancient rainforest in South-Eastern Nigeria. CERCOPAN strives to conserve this forest and to protect its monkeys because both are highly threatened. For effective results, we provide education and practical options for the local communities so that their dependence on the forests becomes sustainable rather than destructive. While hunting threats remain, we provide sanctuary and individual care for orphan monkeys, progressing through their rehabilitation to reintroduction, in suitable cases, into the forest we protect.

Below: Left: Mona Monkey Mottie on arrival at CERCOPAN, Right: Mottie after three months of care

Mottie the Mona Monkey on arrival at CERCOPAN.jpg Mottie the Mona monkey after 3 months rehabilitation at CERCOPAN

CERCOPAN is a UK registered environmental conservation charity and a founding member of the PAN African Sanctuaries alliance (PASA) a US 501 (c) Charitable organisation. We have offices in the UK and Nigeria.

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Help us continue on our mission

As an entirely non-profit making NGO we are utterly reliant upon the generosity and vision of individuals and companies to conduct our essential work in Nigeria. Like many charities around the globe CERCOPAN is currently suffering the impact of the global economic crisis and finding it harder and harder to raise the funds we need more »

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Help us build a new enclosure

CERCOPAN Calabar HQ is currently home to 112 monkeys of 6 species in various stages of rehabilitation, most of which were orphaned by the bush-meat trade. Due to the large number of animals in our care and the limited funds available to construct additional enclosures, our quarantine area has now virtually reached capacity and we more »

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Rhoko forest revealed to hold the highest butterfly diversity in Africa!

Iko Esai community bans slash & burn farming to save their forest

Thank you, Prince Bernhard Nature Fund!

When giving causes harm – never buy primates!

New look CERCOPAN website, enewsletter and adoption programme!

Visit

Volunteer

Adopt

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We need your help!

Help us continue on our mission

Help us build a new enclosure

Help us continue on our mission

Help us build a new enclosure

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