How WWF, Cameroonian Authority Are Killing Baka People to Conserve Nature

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The Baka pygmies hunting to feed themselves

October 22, 2014 – Survival International(SI), the global movement for tribal peoples’ rights says it has uncovered serious abuse of Baka ‘pygmies’ resident in Southern Cameroon by anti-poaching squads who are supported and funded by Word Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

We gathered that officials of WWF conniving the the authority in Cameroon are killing human beings to keep animals alive.

According to Survival International, officials of WWF are arresting, beating and torturing the Baka people who only hunt game to feed themselves and members of their family.

We gathered that instead of focusing on organised poaching, officials of WWF are determined to ensure that Baka people do not eat, forcing many to remain indoors.

“The Baka are being illegally forced from their ancestral homelands in the name of “conservation” because much of their land has been turned into “protected areas” – including safari-hunting zones. Rather than target the powerful individuals behind organized poaching, wildlife officers and soldiers pursue Baka who hunt only to feed their families”, SI said.

According to Survival International, the Baka and their neighbors accused of “poaching” face arrest, beatings and torture. “Many Baka claim that friends and relatives have died as a result of the beatings”, they alleged.

It added that Cameroon’s Ministry of Forests and Fauna, which employs the wildlife officers, is funded by WWF. “WWF also provides officers with technical, logistical and material assistance. Without this support the anti-poaching squads could not function”, Survival International said.

Survival International is the global movement for tribal peoples’ rights founded in 1969. “We help tribal people defend their lives, protect their lands and determine their own futures”, SI said.

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