“Matriarch and Memories: save the mother and keep the group together”

In celebration of World Elephant Day on 12 August 2025, community and conservation club members from around Mount Cameroon engaged in activities such as debates, quizzes and poetry to illustrate the need to protect elephants and accept our coexistence.

In line with GLOHA’s intervention towards this year’s Elephant Day, we took the initiative to expand the scope of our Green Village Project (planting 1,000 trees) as we began with a tree planting ceremony at the headquarters of the Mount Cameroon National Park. GLOHA and conservation club members planted a variety of economic plants, as well as a forest plant whose seed was collected from elephant dung as part of an experimentation project.

The occasion of this year’s elephant day was an excellent opportunity to engage the local communities that are experiencing human-elephant conflict. Experts from the Park Service, the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife, WWF, and community-based organizations gave presentations and explained strategies to allay concerns about elephants voiced by villagers. Both short- and long-term measures have been designed and are being implemented to ensure the peaceful coexistence of villagers and elephants, all the while assuring a high quality of life for all.

Attendees at World Elephant Day discussions

The GLOHA team at Mount Cameroon National Park headquarters