Equatorial Guinea
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Capital | Malabo |
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Recognised regional languages | Fang |
Combe | |
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Annobonese | |
Population | 1. 268 million (2017) |
Official_languages | Spanish |
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Portuguese | |
Currencies | CFA franc, Central African CFA franc |
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ID | 734475 |
About Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea is a Central African country comprising the Rio Muni mainland and 5 volcanic offshore islands. Capital Malabo, on Bioko Island, has Spanish colonial architecture and is a hub for the country's prosperous oil industry. Its Arena Blanca beach draws dry-season butterflies. The tropical forest of the mainland's Monte Alen National Park is home to gorillas, chimpanzees and elephants.
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... " For decades, the goliath frog has been over-hunted for food and the pet trade in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea...
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... " Would they be duly enrolled in the national armed forces before any operations? If not, then what would be their legal position? Casualties? Medical cover? Death and disability insurance? " Mr Mann - who spent several years in prison after being accused of leading an aborted coup d état in Equatorial Guinea in 2004 - said that he is aware, however, of evacuation missions charging £10,000 per person, " mostly organised by PMC-type people who happen to have contacts on the ground"...
The mission to save the biggest frog on earth
By Helen BriggsEnvironment correspondent
When Cedrick Fogwan had his first encounter with The goliath frog he was impressed by its mighty proportions.
Growing to The size of a cat, it's The World 's largest living frog.
Almost like holding a (human) baby, he says, having handled one in a rescue mission.
The Cameroonian conservationist was so captivated he Set Up a project to fight for The Future of The Endangered Species .
" When I found this species was unique - The biggest one in The World - I said this is something that we cannot easily find elsewhere and I was proud of it, " he says.
" People in The area say they are blessed to have something like that; they attach to it a cultural value. "
For decades, The goliath frog has been over-hunted for food and The Pet Trade In Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea .
Its habitat beside rivers and streams is fast being destroyed and The frog is now classified as endangered on The official extinction Red List.
The frog is little-known to science and even in Cameroon many local people are unaware of its value to The ecosystem, such as preying on The insects that damage crops.
The conservation team works to persuade hunters to become citizen scientists, recording sightings of The frog rather than using it for food.
They are also working with local groups to help Set Up snail farming to provide an alternative food source.
The conservation work is starting to pay off, with The goliath frog returning to new rivers in The Mount Nlonako Reserve.
A call from a former poacher to report a frog had been captured by a neighbour was a Turning Point . Cedric was able to rescue The frog and return it to The Wild .
" I believe we can have it forever and we can continue to be proud of it, " he says.
The Project to save The goliath frog is supported by The Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP) run by Fauna & Flora International, Birdlife International and The Wildlife Conservation Society.
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Source of news: bbc.com