Rohmay Ndoulek (C) and Fabrice Moudoungue (R) hold Conso's (a young chimpanze of 5 or 6 years old) hand to take him on a boat for his daily outing as Alioum Sanda (L), caretaker of young chimpanzees, carries Tchossa, a young orphaned chimpanzee aged between 3 and 4 years old, in the Douala-Edea Natural Park in Marienberg on December 15, 2024. In the heart of Douala-Edea Natural Park, dedicated Cameroonian caretakers tend to and rehabilitate chimpanzees, victims of poaching and deforestation, at Papaye International, a sanctuary dubbed a "monkey paradise."
Founded in 2001, the association funded by 30 million friends and the Brigitte Bardot Foundation regularly receives eco-volunteers from all over the world. (Photo by Daniel Beloumou Olomo / AFP)