African manatee expert Aristide Kamla, founder of the African Marine Mammal Conservation Organization (AMMCO), recently won…This article was originally published on Mongabay.

Much still eludes researchers about the African manatee — how many are in Cameroon, how long do they live, and when and where they migrate. African manatees are found between Mauritania and Angola, ...

African manatees are found in fresh water along the coast of western Africa, such as in Cameroon's vast Lake Ossa where the researcher first saw them more than 10 years ago.

15 Manatee Facts 1. Manatees are the teddy bears of the sea. These roly-poly teddy bears clock in at 9 to 13 feet long and typically anywhere from 1000 to 1300 pounds.

African manatee expert Aristide Kamla, founder of the African Marine Mammal Conservation Organization (AMMCO), recently won the Whitely Award. Image courtesy of African Aquatic Conservation Fund.

The African manatee is his favourite animal, the subject of his doctorate at the University of Florida – and the reason he won the 2024 prestigious Whitley Award, ...

DIZANGUE, Cameroon -- 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 ...

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, 2024.