Silent Forests

Clement's observation tower

Clement Inkamba-Nkulu

An eagle perched near a tree on Clement's clearing

Clement observing the elephants at nighttime, in infrared

Clement observing the elephants at nighttime, in infrared

Forest elephants at nighttime in infrared

Jean Paul tending to his cocoa farm

Jean Paul and other former poachers meet

ABRAT group meeting

Jean Paul's goat

Eric Kaba Tah

Eric in the LAGA office

Eric Kaba Tah at LAGA office

LAGA undercover investigator on phone call (face obscured)

District Attorney in Cameroon questioning two poachers

Suspected poacher under arrest

Eric Kaba Tah at work

Eric Kaba Tah

Sunset in Cameroon

Forest elephant skull confiscated by eco-guards in Cameroon

Small primate skulls confiscated by eco-guards in Cameroon

sunset over Yaounde

Clearing in Nki National Park

Forest scenic

Sunset

Forest canopy

Jean-Paul's village in rural Cameroon

Congo Basin clearing

Logging Path in Congo-Brazzaville

Forest Elephant carcass in Congo-Brazzaville

Sunrise over the forest clearing

Road out to Clement's observation clearings in the Batéké Plateau, Congo-Brazzaville

Carved Ivory

Carved Ivory close up

Large forest elephant (photo by Arthur Sniegon)

Forest elephant drinking water (photo by Arthur Sniegon)

Forest elephant wide shot in river (photo by Arthur Sniegon)

Forest elephant in river

Forest elephant walking (photo by Arthur Sniegon)

Younger forest elephant (photo by Arthur Sniegon)

Forest elephant in Wali Bai (photo by Arthur Sniegon)

Forest elephant herd (photo by Arthur Sniegon)

Forest elephant mother and baby (photo by Arthur Sniegon)

Forest elephant with large tusks running (photo by Arthur Sniegon)

Forest elephant with large tusks, Congo-Brazzaville (photo by Arthur Sniegon)

Forest elephants confronting each other (photo by Arthur Sniegon)

Forest elephants bathing in river (photo by Arthur Sniegon)

Forest elephant with small baby (photo by Arthur Sniegon)

Forest elephant with child (photo by Arthur Sniegon)

Silent Forests poster

Forest elephant with child drinking (photo by Arthur Sniegon)

Forest elephant drinking water (photo by Arthur Sniegon)

Forest elephants with other wildlife in clearing (photo by Arthur Sniegon)

Young forest elephant (photo by Arthur Sniegon)

Forest elephant in river (photo by Arthur Sniegon)

Sidonie leaving home

"Braconnage Interdit" ("poaching forbidden") sign

"Poaching Forbidden" sign near logging camp

Sidonie at logging site

Sidonie at roadside checkpoint, Cameroon

Sidonie and other eco-guards at roadside checkpoint

River crossing ferry in Cameroon

Sidonie walking through forest with backpack

Sidonie on muddy patrol

Sidonie Asseme

Sidonie Asseme

Sidonie on patrol in Nki Park, Cameroon

Sidonie eyes close up

Sidonie gun close up

Sidonie portrait shot

Sidonie observing clearing

Sidonie with binoculars

Sidonie watching for elephants, Cameroon

Sniffer Dog Shon

Arthur Sniegon

Arthur on his original journey across Central Africa

Arthur with his team of trainers

Training Shon

Sniffer Dog Training

Sniffer Dog Kennel

Arthur on his original "Save Elephants" expedition in Africa

Clement Inkamba-Nkulu

Clement and his team prepare to hike to the clearings

Clement recording observation videos at his clearings

Clement going through camera trap photos on his computer

Obstacles on the long journey to Clement's clearings

Clement going to retrieve his acoustic monitors from tree

Clement checking his acoustic monitor recordings

Clement Inkamba-Nkulu observing Bissoloko clearing

Clement Inkamba-Nkulu observing Madjouama clearing

Clement and his assistant Malombo on the platform

Zeb Smith filming the carcass of a young elephant who was poached

Sidonie at truck stop checkpoint

Sidonie and fellow eco-guard find the bones of a baby elephant

Sidonie Asseme and her family

A quiet morning on the clearing

Sidonie Asseme on patrol

Eco Guards inspect the catch of some young bushmeat hunters

Traps, an elephant bone, and other contraband confiscated during a LAGA bust

Interview with Eric Kaba Tah, head of LAGA in Yaounde, Cameroon

Sunset over Yaounde, Cameroon

Eco Guard team on the way home

Director Mariah Wilson and Eco Guard Sidonie

Arrested poacher/trafficker in Cameroon

Zeb Smith films Eric Kaba Tah as he works from home on a LAGA case

Sidonie Asseme, eco guard

Zeb Smith films in Pondo Clearing, Boumba Bek Park, Cameroon

Sunset over clearing in Nki National Park, Cameroon

Eco Guards in Cameroon prepare for patrol

Eco Guards discover abandoned poaching camp in Nki National Park

Former poacher Jean Paul meets with leaders of anti-poaching support group in Cameroon

Sunrise in the forest

The dense forests of the Congo Basin

LAGA operation - poacher under arrest

Eco Guard Sidonie Asseme dismantles an abandoned poachers camp

Sidonie at roadside inspection

Zeb Smith films Sidonie crossing a river

Sidonie holding elephant bone

Elephant bones confiscated by eco guards in Cameroon

Arthur training sniffer dogs

Animal bones confiscated by eco guards in Cameroon

Bissoloko clearing

River crossing in Cameroon

Filmmakers with biologist Clement Inkamba-Nkulu and his research team

DP Zeb Smith tries out some gear

Clement monitoring the clearing from his observation deck

forest elephant carcass

Madjouama clearing

Eco Guard Sidonie Asseme

Eco Guard Sidonie Asseme

Filmmaker Mariah Wilson

Filmmakers with Eco Guard team in Cameroon

Forest elephant skull

A break in the forest canopy, Nki National Park

Former poacher Jean Paul at his goat farm

Eco Guard Sidonie on patrol

Eco Guard Sidonie takes a break

Arthur Sniegon with one of his sniffer dog trainees

LAGA - suspected poacher arrested

Director Mariah Wilson looking out on Madjouama clearing

Sidonie in Boumba Bek park

Boumba Bek Park, Cameroon