Category:The Green Corridor Project

English: The Green Corridor Project

Next to the village of Bossou in the very south of Guinea, lies a small sacred mountain called Mount Gban. There are many legends about the chimpanzees who live on this mountain. Some say that the chimpanzees have kept peace in this village ever since they gave power to one of Bossou's warriors and allowed him to defeat his enemy. Others say that the chimpanzees hold the soul of the ancestors of the people of the village. Because of these legends, the people of Bossou have protected these chimpanzees for over a century.

In 1976 Bossou was established as a long-term field site for the study of chimpanzees by Dr. Sugiyama from the Kyoto University Primate Research Institute (KUPRI), Japan. The research program was directed by Dr. Sugiyama from 1976 - 1986, and then by Dr. Matsuzawa from 1986 until present. The research has been carried out in a close cooperation with the Direction Nationale de la Recherch Scientifique (DNRST) and the Institut de Recherche Environnementale de Bossou (IREB).

Media in category "The Green Corridor Project"

The following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total.

Brigade des femmes.jpg 4,608 × 3,456; 3.52 MB
Chimpanzé de Bossou 15.jpg 5,184 × 3,456; 6.75 MB
Chimpanzés de Bossu.jpg 5,119 × 3,413; 10.74 MB
IREB Bossou.jpg 5,184 × 3,888; 7.42 MB
Le Mirador.jpg 2,432 × 1,616; 1.98 MB
Pépinière agroforesterie du corridor de Bossou.jpg 2,432 × 1,616; 3.66 MB
USF Service, IREB et AUDER.jpg 3,648 × 2,736; 5.65 MB