Ever since his first hard-won sightings of African manatees, award-winning marine biologist Aristide Takoukam Kamla has been ...

The animal’s predators are humans – a few years ago, manatees were still being served in the village restaurant. Read more at ...

Also, the African manatee has come under pressure over the decades from poaching and shrinking habitats, but one Cameroonian biologist has been working to improve the chances of the shy freshwater ...

Thanks to local fishermen, Kamla has now learnt how to spot African manatees more easily within the darkened depths of the ...

African manatees are found in fresh water along ... manatees were still being served up in the village restaurant. Manatee hunting is now outlawed and the dish has vanished from menus.

Ever since his first hard-won sightings of African manatees, award-winning marine biologist Aristide Takoukam Kamla has been devoted to protecting the little known and atrisk aquatic mammals.

Aristide Takoukam Kamla (L), a marine biologist, researcher and conservationist specialising in the African manatee, talks to tourists and other biologists on a boat in Dizangue, on December 10 ...