The Mandrill outdoor fence was rebuilt and extended to provide more space for the Mandrill group. New path was created to complete the circular walk round the Centre.

A new Guenon cage was constructed. The Guenons in quarantine, due to lack of space, were at last moving freely and are very active in their new home.

Renovation of the water system has been ongoing to increase pressure for cleaning. The perimeter wall round the centre is almost completed.

Dreams have started coming true for the long awaited education building. A
caterpillar bulldozer has already leveled the ground for the foundation. The LWC education unit expresses gratitudes to the new Project Manager, Mr. Anthony
Chasar, for the steps taken to begin it's construction in the near future.

April - June

The long anticipated construction of
our new education building began in April. With the foundation completed
one can see the outline of the building, which when completed will allow
visitors to learn more about the unique fauna and flora of Cameroon and serve as a hall for our education program, as well as a conference room and
reception area. Most importantly, the new education building will provide space to welcome the large groups
who visit the centre regularly. LWC wants to thank all the sponsors and donors who made the beginning of this project possible. Our special thanks goes to Becky Rose of Columbus Zoo for her financial aid, RAZEL, a road construction company, who helped to level the ground, and to Cimencam for a large donation of cement.

The staff of LWC are always seeking ways in which to improve the living conditions for all the animals, and in the past three months some smaller projects were completed:

A new climbing structure was built in the
juvenile chimp, mandrill and baboon
enclosures. Climbing structures for the gorillas and the chimp nursery are soon to be constructed.

The recently hatched Rock Pythons received a new enclosure, which has quickly become a favorite with visitors.

A new termite mound was built in the chimp enclosure to provide them a chance to exhibit their ability to use tools. People are fascinated when the chimps use twigs to extract food items such as honey or yogurt.

But not only the animals benefited from the amelioration of the Centre:

A new outdoor sink was built to improve the working condition for our kitchen
staff while washing and preparing the animal food.
In order to provide visitors with a shady place while observing the animals a new shelter, locally called bouckarou, was
built by the gorilla enclosure.
A new path that connects the new guenon enclosure with the mandrill enclosure was completed.