Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has been working with local groups to screen films about apes and support conservation in rural communities of Nigeria to connect better. Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary, Mbe Mountains Community Sanctuary, Okwangwo division of Cross River National Park in southeast Nigeria and other adjoining protected sites in Cameroon where Cross River gorillas are still found the magic of cinema is used to build knowledge about apes and why it is important for future generations.
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