Barnaby Phillips

We are very excited to post a camera trap picture of endangered African forest elephants in Okomu National Park. @ANI_Foundation and the @NigeriaParks Service are working in parternership to protect the 220 sq km park and its precious population of forest elephants alongside African grey parrots, white throated guenon monkey, red capped mangabeys and white bellied pangolins. We estimate there are about 30-40 elephants in the park. They face challenges from poaching, logging and farm encroachment. Over the last 2 years we have made good progress in bringing these threats under control through our rangers and engaging the local communities living around the park. This picture was taken near a lake in the park that the elephants go to in the dry season to drink water. The picture was taken just before Christmas. @FMEnvng @tusk_org @Nature_Africa @environewsng @EarthToLola @WildAfricaOrg @WestAfricanCon1 @EUinNigeria @UKinNigeria @GERinNigeria @USAIDWestAfrica @TomJRichardsUK @kingsobas @martine_sobey @WCS_Nigeria @ncfnigeria @SWNigerDelta @MrOllyOwen @NewsomCA @sharon_ikeazor @EPIAfrica @BarnabyPhillips @Save_OgunpaFR @PangolinCrisis @ElephantCrisis @USinNigeria @AfricanParks @CWatsonICRAF @Park_Protection @SalakoIziaq @BalarabeAbbas_ @morakinyo1tunde @mowaaofficial