Forest Wildlife Factsheets

The Congo rainforest is crucially important for regulating the local and global climate. As the world's second largest rainforest, the Congo rainforest is also home to some of Africa's most iconic wildlife including gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos and forest elephants.

Our report on the Congo shows how, in spite of a moratorium on new logging that has been in place since 2002, over 37 million acres of rainforest have been granted to the logging industry - that's an area the size of Illinois, and most of this is in areas that are vital for protecting biodiversity.

The incredible wildlife of the Congo is losing their habitat due to human expansion and logging. Unsustainable logging practices not only endanger vital habitat, but require the building of roads that give hunting access to poachers.

It's not too late to prevent the destruction of this incredible rainforest.

Take Action! >> Help protect the habitat of the wildlife of the Congo.

Read more about the bonobo, African elephant and western lowland gorilla of the Congo.