The Wild Chimpanzee Foundation is working in close collaboration with the government authorities in West Africa to create new protected areas such as
- Grebo-Krahn National Park (created in 2017, 970 km²) and Kwa National Park in Liberia (called Krahn-Bassa National Park before),
- Moyen-Bafing National Park (created in 2021, 6767 km²) and Pinselli-Soyah-Sabouyah National Park in Guinea,
- Cavally Nature Reserve (created in 2023, 675km²) in Côte d'Ivoire.

In these protected areas important Critically Endangered wild western chimpanzee populations will be protected, besides many other endangered species. The creation of new protected areas contributes to the national goal of Liberia to protect 30% of their remaining forest by 2030. Guinea wants to protect 30% of its natural resources by 2030, through the creation of both terrestrial and marine protected areas.

We would like to thank the Forestry Development Authority in Liberia (FDA), "Office Guinéen des Parcs Nationaux et Réserves de Faune" (OGPNRF) and "Ministère de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable" (MEDD) in Guinea, "Société de Développement des Forêts" (SODEFOR), "Office Ivoirien des Parcs et Réserves" (OIPR) and "Ministère de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable" (MEDD) in Côte d'Ivoire for their great partnerships with WCF, without them these protected areas would not exist. 

Press release - creation of the Moyen-Bafing National Park in 2021 [pdf]

Press release - creation of the Cavally Nature Reserve in 2023 [pdf]