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Considered the cradle of evolution, Africa is home to some of the most spectacular and diverse species on Earth. From the Congo's elusive lowland gorillas to southern Africa's black rhinos to Madagascar's amazing lemurs, the continent presents unprecedented challenges for World Wildlife Fund and its partners.
WWF staff works in some of the continent's most remote regions. In the Dzanga-Sangha Dense Forest Reserve, at the heart of the Congo Basin, dedicated conservationists work side-by-side with BaAka pygmies to protect the forest and its species from logging and poaching, respectively. In the emerald-blue waters of Mozambique's coast, fishing communities are marveling at how quickly their fish stocks rebound now that new protections are in place. And in Madagascar's southern spiny forests, octopus trees and comical sifaka lemurs are increasingly threatened by growing urban populations.
On this vast continent, WWF's ecoregion conservation programs are put to the ultimate test. Working across national boundaries in countless languages, WWF staff is helping create a lasting legacy of African conservation.
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