3. Wildlife rescue, rehabilitation, and release

Quarterly Report

Funders

First quarter 2022

New grants

Received funding from the International Primate Protection League

Arrival and quarantine

8 African grey parrots arrived on the 26th of February that were seized by MINFOF staff from poachers at a checkpoint in the Douala-Edea National Park (Image 12). They arrived in terrible condition, inside a cramped and filthy wooden pallet box. Rescued 1 Home's hinged tortoise Rescued 5 African black kites Rescued two baby rusty spotted genets on the 13th March (Image 11)

Rehabilitation

African grey parrots Continued to maintain the care and enrichment to the African grey parrots in the flight aviary Transferred 18 parrots to the soft release cage in the Limb Botanical Gardens, where they were continuously monitored as they adapted to the new surroundings Other Began round the clock nursing of the two tiny baby genets (Image 11)

Social integrations

Chimpanzees Ntui was being introduced to the mainland group of chimpanzees, however after the death of beloved Suzanne, it was decided Ntui should begin a social introduction with Mayos and Ngambe, and so was moved to the Special Care and Rehabilitation

Enclosure Monkeys Drill/mandrill: continued rehabilitation of the two young monkeys Malika and Ekema (Image 15 and 16)

Release

Released 3 black kites (Image 13) Released crested servaline genet Released Home’s hinged tortoise Released 18 African grey parrots into the Limbe Botanical Gardens (Image 14). Being a ‘soft release’, the aviary door was left open, with birds able to leave and re-enter

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First quarter 2022

as they wished. Monitoring continued, and food continued to be provided each day, until all parrots ceased to spend further time at the aviary.

Image 11. Two baby genets arrived at the wildlife centre, where they will undergo behavioural rehabiliton before being released Image 12. Head of quarantine, Killi Matute Stephen, managing the arrival and initial health checks of the confiscated African grey parrots

Image 13. Releasing one of the black kites that had been rehabilitated at the wildlife centre Image 14. Release of a flock of African grey parrots from the soft-release aviary in the Limbe Botanical Gardens

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Image 15. Head of quarantine, Killi Matute Stephen, overseeing the rehabilitation of mandrill, Ekema, and drill, Malika Image 16. Malika the drill (left) and Ekema the mandrill (right)

Objectives for next quarter

Continue with the ongoing rehabilitation activities Carefully continue the care and social rehabilitation of infants Ekema (mandrill) &

Malika (drill), with the aim of Ekema being able to successfully integrate into a group of mandrills in Mefou Primate Sanctuary, near Yaoundé, and Ekema into our group of drills Continue to release animals where possible