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Monitoring Ape Populations In The Congo Basin

Goualougo Triangle Ape Project
Dr. David Morgan works with other field biologists and scientists on research projects aimed at improving the conservation status of chimpanzee and gorilla populations throughout Africa.

Dr. David Morgan is co-director of the Goualougo Triangle Ape Project, a research program to monitor and document great ape health and behavior and examine ape population dynamics within the changing conservation landscape of the Congo Basin. He is also a Research Fellow with the Lester E. Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes at the Lincoln Park Zoo. He discussed his work with Cincinnati Zoo Director Thane Maynard.