14 Jan 2026
In memory of our WCF President, Professor Dr. Christophe Boesch
Our founding WCF-President, Professor Dr. Christophe Boesch has died on January 14, 2024. His dedication to the study and protection of wild chimpanzees and their natural environment has inspired us and we will keep his work alive.
15 Dec 2025
The final report for the WCF environmental education project Club P.A.N. 2024-2025 in Guinea is available now.
During the school year 606 children from six schools in the future Pinselli-Soyah-Sabouyah National Park and in six schools in the future Badiar National Park participated in the program. Evaluation results show that the children...
26 Nov 2025
WCF, FDA, EU & Partners Join Forces Against Forest Loss from Cocoa Farming
On November 26 and 27, 2025, the Wild Chimpanzee Foundation (WCF), with funding from the European Union through the “SUSTAIN- Sustainable Forest conservation in southeastern Liberia” project, convened a two-day multi-stakeholder workshop...
26 Nov 2025
New school year for Club PAN 2025–2026: Let's go!
From 26 to 28 November 2025 in Mamou, Guinea, we successfully launched the training and start of the new season for WCF's environmental education project - Club PAN (People – Animals – Nature). This session brought together 24 school supervisors (12 principals and 12 teachers)...
1 Nov 2025
Participatory management of natural resources in Guinea
As part of the creation of Pinselli-Soyah-Sabouyah National Park, funded by the European Union and Rainforest Trust, and implemented by the Wild Chimpanzee Foundation in collaboration with Office Guinéen des Parcs Nationaux et Réserves de Faune...
2 Sept 2025
IRL ChiMP4IC - International laboratory inaugurated in Adiopodoumé / Côte d'Ivoire to protect chimpanzees and monkeys
On 2 September 2025, the international research laboratory IRL ChiMP4IC was opened in Côte d'Ivoire thanks to a collabortation between Dr. Roman Wittig and Dr. Catherine Crockford from the Taï Chimpanzee Project...
23 Jul 2025
NaturaGuinée: half-year review meeting hailed by the National Steering Committee!
This Wednesday 23 July 2025, 46 key players met in Kindia to review the progress of the NaturaGuinée project. Ministries, technical and financial partners, including Rio Tinto, Winning Consortium Simandou (WCS), civil society, etc...
9 Jul 2025
Strengthening law enforcement to combat wildlife crime in Liberia
As part of the EU funded PROBIO project (Protecting Biodiversity through Law Enforcement and Community Led Initiatives), the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) and the Liberia National Police (LNP), in close collaboration with the Wild Chimpanzee Foundation (WCF)...
1 Jun 2025
Transboundary elephants on the border between Guinea and Sierra Leone
Strolling pachyderms were captured in action as they crossed the border between Guinea and Sierra Leone, their journey captured by the cameras of the project to preserve Guinea's flagship areas and wildlife species. The Wild Chimpanzee Foundation is monitoring this elephant population...
21 May 2025
WCF-Liberia Country Director Dr. Annika Hillers meets the Liberian President to discuss conservation projects in Liberia
On 21st of May 2025, Dr. Hillers was invited to meet with the Liberian President, His Excellency, Joseph N. Boakai Sr. and the Superintendent of Sinoe County, Honourable Peter Wleh Nyensuah, to share first hand information about the situation at Sapo National Park, other protected areas...
13 Mar 2025
WCF, EU, FDA and partners launch EU-funded conservation project SUSTAIN in southeastern Liberia
On March 13, 2025, the Ambassador of the European Union to Liberia, the Liberian Forestry Development Authority (FDA), the Wild Chimpanzee Foundation, the Society for Conservation of Nature Liberia (SCNL) and the Universal Outreach Foundation (UOF)...
1 Feb 2025
The WCF's Club P.A.N. (People, Animals, Nature) 2024-2025 environmental education programme was launched
The WCF's Club P.A.N. (People, Animals, Nature) 2024-2025 environmental education programme was launched in six schools in the future Pinselli-Soyah-Sabouyah National Park and in six schools in Badiar National Park / Guinea...
14 Jan 2025
May his light always be by your side.
Christophe Boesch, primatologist and conservationist, founding President of the Wild Chimpanzee Foundation, died suddenly on January 14, 2024. His dedication to the study and protection of wild chimpanzees has inspired generations of students and conservations. We miss him every day.
