Critically endangered: The plight of Cameroon's Great Apes | Unreported World

The Last of the Great Apes: In Cameroon there are fears that the practice of eating bushmeat - wild meat hunted in the rainforest, including endangered gorillas and chimpanzees - could trigger a global pandemic of viruses.

To understand how the trade works, reporter Evan Williams travelled to the Dja Reserve in the south east of the country, where the tracks and clearings created by logging companies have opened up the once-impenetrable jungle to bushmeat poachers.

Experts warn if hunting continues these animals could be wiped out in a generation.

This episode was first aired on 25/05/2012.

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