Afi Wildlife Sanctuary
The Country Director of Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Mr. Andrew Dunn, in a statement yesterday, said: “A large male gorilla was recently seen close to the villages of Ofambe and Okiro in Boki Local Council, at least 10 kilometres from Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary and far from any forest.
“Gorillas normally live in small groups composed of a large dominant male known as a silverback together with three-four females and their young. When these young gorillas mature, they leave to join another gorilla group.
“Young male gorillas are known as blackbacks.. Each blackback gorilla must roam the forest in search of a mate. These wanderings are very important for the long-term survival of the species, allowing for the exchange of genes between groups, provided he is successful in finding a wife!”
A Cross River Gorilla expert Dr. Inaoyom Imong of the WCS in Calabar explained: “as long as the gorilla is left alone, it will likely find its way back to the forest, and hopefully a wife.
‘Male gorrilla in Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary is looking for a wife’
