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In the Congo Basin, the Baka, Bayaka and dozens of other rainforest peoples are being illegally evicted from their ancestral homelands in the name of conservation. "Their health is plummeting as a result.":https://www.survivalinternational.org/news/11882 The big conservation organizations that support these conservation projects, like the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), refuse to abide by basic international standards and secure their consent.

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The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), which is one of the world's oldest conservation organizations and is based at the Bronx Zoo, is complicit in the abuse of Bayaka "Pygmies" in the Republic of Congo. WCS helped create and now manages a national park on the Bayaka's ancestral homelands. Inside and outside the park, it funds and equips violent anti-poaching squads. The Bayaka are being illegally evicted from their forest homes and face harassment, arrest, beatings and even torture at the hands of these squads. Despite being aware of the abuse for over 18 years, WCS has taken no effective action to stop it.

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), which is one of the world's oldest conservation organizations and is based at the Bronx Zoo, is complicit in the abuse of Bayaka "Pygmies" in the Republic of Congo. WCS helped create and now manages a national park on the Bayaka's ancestral homelands. Inside and outside the park, it funds and equips violent anti-poaching squads. The Bayaka are being illegally evicted from their forest homes and face harassment, arrest, beatings and even torture at the hands of these squads. Despite being aware of the abuse for over 18 years, WCS has taken no effective action to stop it.

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Some of the world's largest logging groups are destroying the Baka's ancestral forests in the Congo Basin. This Baka man lives near logging concessions run by the French giant Rougier, one of the World Wildlife Fund's main partners. Despite claiming it never partners with logging companies without the Baka's consent, it has done precisely that for over 15 years.

Some of the world's largest logging groups are destroying the Baka's ancestral forests in the Congo Basin. This Baka man lives near logging concessions run by the French giant Rougier, one of the World Wildlife Fund's main partners. Despite claiming it never partners with logging companies without the Baka's consent, it has done precisely that for over 15 years.

Baka "Pygmies" are being illegally evicted from their ancestral homelands in the Cameroon and Congo. This man explains the importance of the forest to Baka life, and recounts how a young girl and elderly man died when their community was attacked by an anti-poaching squad funded by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

Baka "Pygmies" are being illegally evicted from their ancestral homelands in the Cameroon and Congo. This man explains the importance of the forest to Baka life, and recounts how a young girl and elderly man died when their community was attacked by an anti-poaching squad funded by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

A Baka father talks about how an anti-poaching squad beat his young daughter, who was just 10 years old, in 2016. Djami's community are being illegally evicted from their ancestral homelands to make way for a national park, and face arrest and beatings, torture and death at the hands of these squads, which are supported by the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF). He sadly died shortly after this video was taken.

A Baka father talks about how an anti-poaching squad beat his young daughter, who was just 10 years old, in 2016. Djami's community are being illegally evicted from their ancestral homelands to make way for a national park, and face arrest and beatings, torture and death at the hands of these squads, which are supported by the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF). He sadly died shortly after this video was taken.

A Baka man, interviewed in 2015, reports abuse by Cameroonian wildlife guard Mpaé Désiré. Mpaé Désiré was arrested in 2016 on suspicion of involvement in the illegal wildlife trade. The Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) has funded wildlife guards in this region since at least 2000, despite frequent reports of abuse.

*An elephant-hunting safari operation jointly owned by French billionaire Benjamin de Rothschild has been implicated in human rights abuses – including illegal evictions and torture – against local Baka “Pygmies” and their neighbors.* *"Click here to find out more and take action.":http://www.survivalinternational.org/emails/baka-trophy-hunting* This is not an isolated incident. Across Africa, tribal people are accused of “poaching” because they hunt to feed their families. And they face arrest and beatings, torture and death, while big game trophy hunters are encouraged. Survival International is leading the fight against these abuses.