F R O M  T H E  F O R E S T ‘ S  E D G E

On a Wildlife Conservation Society field trip to Budongo Forest in Uganda, I watched a female chimpanzee make her way through the treetops with her infant securely attached  —like a backpack.

Human settlement, logging, poaching, and habitat fragmentation mean the future for chimps is uncertain. At least half the chimps in this forest suffer from snare wounds left by the rusty wire traps set for bush meat. I wonder if one day this youngster will add to that number?

Photo credit: Julie Larsen Maher © WCS

Source: Wildlife Conservation Society