Last day of the patrol here at Djuma.
Before heading into the forest we took coordinates using GPS, and we again take coordinates whenever we come across illegal activity such as logging…
…and poachers traps.
All the information that we take from these patrols is recorded so that we know what areas are high in illegal activity and can patrol them more regularly.
Later on in the patrol we spotted some large nests up in the trees.
Which are made by chimpanzees and we spotted a further five in the same area.
Again we took GPS coordinates and then stopped for a rest next to the stream.
Patrolling through the jungle is thirsty work, and below you can see Gripolo using a cup made out of a leaf to drink some water from the river.
The patrol of the last few days has been very successful with all the traps that we were able to take down, as well as coming across the okapi traces which was very exciting for all of us here. We were also very pleased to have Paul from World Picture News with us and look forward to seeing the photographs that he took. For now, here is one that Cyprien took of himself, with Kikanda on the left and Moses in the background on the right.
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