Horn und Tusk 
Located in Coastal Cameroon on the slopes of the Volcano Mt Cameroon lives a very unique population of elephants that until recently was extremley threatened. It is beleived this population has seen an extraordinary comeback, but with it a human-wildlife conflict that has lasted for almost a decade now. This project aims to supplement and work alongside the main WWF project here to find an effective, lasting solution.
Elephant Rapid Reponse Team on Patrol
Currently, this crisis has remained unresolved, with certain measures showing an improvement in the status of the conflcit but not a solution. Many farms reamin abandoned, Elephants encroach near villages daily, and food insecurity has become a problem. This project is in the intial stages of drafting what the partenrship will look like and what solutions will be pursued. The previous government proved unwilling to solve this crisis and with the current crisis unfolding at the national level of presidential sucession, our organization is approaching cautiously as we wait for this to be resolved.
Rag "Fire Wall" currently used to keep out Elephants
This project is located on the coast of South West Region, west of the major city of Limbe. Two villages, along with CDC plantations are currently involved in this crisis but for this project our intial focus will be on the village of Bakingili. This village of about a thousand people is connected both to the ocean and to the volcano, with the sea providing fish and the rich volcanic soil providing a great area for farming.
Locations of Elephant Sightings
Unlike many projects that only focus on the conservation side, we aim to to ensure solutions that benefit both the community and wildlife. As such our primary goal is a dual goal being the recovery of farmland to solve food insecurity while also keeping elephants protected. This project has an end objective; it is our belief that utilizing data and technology along with local teams we can keep both elephants and farmland protected. Solutions do not have to be mutually exclusive.
Bakingili Rapid Response Team
