Goualougo Triangle Ape Project

Getting to Goualougo

Getting to the Goualougo Triangle in the Congo is a days-long process that requires some strategic packing, a couple of flights, hours-long drives, canoe rides, and hiking on foot.

What Are We Doing in the Goualougo Triangle?

GTAP has been a fixture in central Africa for more than two decades. Here’s a look at how we do research in this remote, pristine region and what we’ve seen over the years.

A Day in the Life of the Goualougo Triangle Ape Project

Days at the GTAP camp start early and are anything but routine, thanks to encounters with gorillas, chimpanzees, and other forest residents.

Kingo and the Fire of the Chimpanzee

In this important region of the Congo Basin, several troops of gorillas and chimps have been habituated to humans, making research and even tourism possible.

A Dream of Goualougo: The Importance of Place

The Goualougo Triangle can teach us so much about pristine environments while also offering immeasurable value for local communities.

Taking Action for Central African Wildlife

The Congo ecosystem faces some major threats, including deforestation, poaching, and disease. Here’s how GTAP is helping—and how you can, too.

Collaborative Discovery in the Congo

GTAP combines the strengths of local Congolese and Western researchers to make genuine discoveries that add to our knowledge of great apes and advance conservation efforts.

Creating a Community of Conservationists

The community surrounding GTAP includes researchers, camp staff, trackers, local villages, and more, together forming a multi-national, multi-generational family with conservation as its core mission.

Making Connections from the Congo to Chicago

Under the co-direction of Lincoln Park Zoo Research Fellow David Morgan, P.h.D., the GTAP team works directly with zoo scientists and animal experts to advance conservation efforts in the Congo.

GTAP Timeline

The Goualougo Triangle Ape Project began in the 1990s and has seen plenty of growth in the last two decades, along with some major accomplishments. Check out some of those exciting milestones now.

GTAP on Social Media

We’re telling the GTAP story interactively on our social media pages as well. If you haven’t seen the posts already, get started by clicking the links below:

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Diving Deeper: An Interview with David Morgan, Ph.D.

In this final installment of the Diving Deeper project, Morgan, co-founder of GTAP, talks about the work he does, the things he’s seen, and what life is like in the Congo.

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