A tiny community of monkeys lives in the forest around the village of Bosu, Guinea.Scientists have been traveling for decades
But the number of chimpanzees in Bossu has dropped to a single figure. The tribe is dying out and cannot be replenished by neighboring chimpanzee communities, since the destruction of the forest has led to the isolation of the population.
And yet, after years of gradual extinction, there is good news.Ali Gaspar Sumah, director of the Bosu Institute for Environmental Studies, told AFP that last week guides spotted the group's last fertile female with a tiny calf lying on her belly.
We were able to confirm the sex of the baby with binoculars. It turned out that this is a female.
Ali Gaspar Sumakh, Director of the Bosu Environmental Research Institute
The villagers rejoiced at the news. The Bosu chimpanzee has a unique relationship with the village population.The animals live in the wild, but share the territory and its resources with locals who protectchimpanzees, believing them to be the reincarnation of their ancestors.
Bosu is part of the Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site located on the border with Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia that towers over the surrounding savannah.
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