Meet the Team at Mayumba National Park
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Solange Ngouessono, conservator of Mayumba National Park, and the point person in Gabon for turtle and cetacean issues. |
R Quevain Makaya- interim WCS Project Director. |
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Judicael Tchibinda Tchibinda- a lean, mean, fashion machine. Judi's giraffe-like legs make him the fastest on the runner in the team, and his energy on patrol is boundless. |
Guy "Papa" Makanga looks intimidating, but is a real softie when it comes to the kids. One of our original four ecogardes, here he is helping out during an Outeach Program skit at Mangali's Sainte Anuarite Catholic School. |
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Alain Brice Djimbi Mavoungou, is "the sensitive ecoguard". In his spare time, he likes to write poetry and go for long walks on the beach. Here, he nurses a tern he found covered in oil on one of those long walks. |
Stephanie Mahinou Makaya is our fabulous Outreach Program Coordinator. Born in Malembé village and raised in Mayumba, she has a background in traditional dance and theatre and brings great enthusiasm to her work. | Souami Nzassi, another of Mayumba's veteran eco-guards, with an enormous leatherback turtle in the Park and a smile that's almost as enormous. |
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Richard Tchindongo, Elie Ibouanga, and Junior Makanga: three members of our seasonal turtle team who have signed on as year-round ecogardes to help patrol the southern portion of the Park. |
THE MAYUMBA NATIONAL PARK SECURITY TEAM |
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...the unstoppable 3-sister team of Foufou, Baboush, and Wixie (pictured here on "beach patrol"). | |
