Biodiversity Hotspots in Africa    
 
  Tana River mangabey
Aders' duiker  
Tana River Mangabey (Cercocebus galeritus). Photo courtesy of Julie Wieczkowski.
Aders' Duiker (Cephalophus adersi)

hirola
golden-rumped elephant-shrew
Golden-Rumped Elephant-Shrew (Rhynchocyon chrysopygus)
Hirola (Beatragus hunteri)
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The AWD Conservancy's community project is located in a convergence zone—where two Biodiversity Hotspots meet—the Coastal Forests of Eastern Africa and the Horn of Africa. Besides wild dogs, there are other endangered species in the region; some are shown above. The Tana River National Primate Reserve is home to two Critically Endangered primates: the Tana River mangabey and the Tana River red colobus (Piliocolobus rufomitratus). Plant species in the region are also under extreme pressure from local and commercial harvesting.