Project
Conservation of Threatened Amphibians in the Itombwe and Misotshi-Kabogo Massifs
Duration
2012 - 2013
Location
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Species protected
Rugegewald River Frog
Phrynobatrachus acutirostris
Itombwe Massif Clawed Frog
Xenopus itombwensis
Luvubu Reed Frog
Hyperolius leleupi
Project objectives
This project will seek to establish two new protected areas in these massifs with boundaries demarcated and respected locally and nationally to ensure long term success of the Protected Areas, and conserve the habitats for many threatened amphibian species in one of the most biodiverse regions of Africa.
This project is implemented by Wildlife Conservation Society.