Le Centre Culturel Francais (The French Cultural Center) in the center of Yaounde, Cameroon’s capital, featured photo images of the chimpanzees at Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue Center for the entire month of February.

Hundreds of posters displayed outside the Cultural Center drew the attention of passersby with this message: To kill, capture, sell or to buy Chimpanzees and Gorillas is illegal.  You risk a fine of 3,000,000-10,000,000 CFA ($5,500-$18,500) and a prison sentence of 1-3 years.

This is the first time the plight of chimpanzees has been the central focus of this sort of exhibition.  It will be seen by thousands of Cameroonians – the very people who will decide the future of Cameroon and it’s great ape heritage. 

This photo exhibit has given a voice to the chimpanzees whose future is in peril and has brought more awareness to the killing that must stop if Cameroon’s great apes are to be saved from extinction.

	Agnes Souchal - Sanaga-Yong Center Manager

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