Mefou National Park Explained

Mefou Park
Alt Name:	French: Parc de la Méfou Mefou Wildlife Sanctuary Mfou Reserve
Map:	Cameroon
Location:	Méfou-et-Afamba, Centre Region, Cameroon
Nearest Town:	Mfou
Coordinates:	3.96°N 11.93°W

Mefou Park (French: Parc de la Méfou), also known as Mefou Wildlife Sanctuary and Mfou Reserve, is a primate sanctuary in the forested area of Mfou in Cameroon. Within it, Mefou Primate Park is used as a shelter for primates that are native to Africa: the monkey, chimpanzees and gorillas.^[1]

History

Ape Action Africa established the sanctuary to house primates which were housed at the Mvog-Betsi Zoo at Yaoundé. Eventually, it would act to protect primates that were affected by illegal pet and bushmeat trades in the country.^[1]

In 2010, the sanctuary's director, Colonel Avi Sivan, was killed in a helicopter crash.^[2]

See also

• Mpem and Djim National Park
• Tourism in Cameroon
• Wildlife of Cameroon

Further reading

• Martin Cheek, Yvette Harvey, Jean-Michel Onana (dir.), Phyllanthus kidna Challen & Petra Hoffm., in The Plants of Mefou Proposed National Park, Central Province, Cameroon: A Conservation Checklist, Kew Publishing, 2010,

External links

• Mefou Primate Sanctuary
• Mefou National Park, Yaounde, Cameroon: Primate Park (YouTube)
• Cameroon Wildlife Sanctuary and Wildlife Refuge: Mefou and Ape Action Africa
• Mefou National Park Gorilla
• Parc de la Méfou Cameroun (in the French language)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ape Action Africa . Ape Conservation in Africa . 2017-07-29.
2. News: Ex-IDF officer killed in Cameroon crash . Ynet News . 2010-11-23 . 2011-09-15.