. ▁The ▁removal ▁of ▁logging ▁indust ries ▁from ▁the ▁park , ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁success ; ▁it ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁considered ▁a ▁major ▁threat ▁to ▁N ki ' s ▁w ilder ness . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁World ▁Wild life ▁Fund ▁has ▁been ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁conser ving ▁the ▁park ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁including ▁r idd ing ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁logging ▁business . ▁This ▁movement , ▁however , ▁has ▁been ▁met ▁with ▁some ▁criticism , ▁especially ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁remote ▁village ▁of ▁N d ongo , ▁Cam ero on . ▁Before ▁W WF ▁arrived , ▁N d ongo ▁was ▁a ▁b ust ling ▁logging ▁town ▁of ▁ 3 0 0 ▁residents ▁with ▁fairly ▁good ▁roads ▁and ▁pl ent iful ▁working ▁opportun ities . ▁Once ▁the ▁organization ▁established ▁itself , ▁it ▁press ured ▁the ▁logging ▁companies ▁to ▁operate ▁in ▁a ▁more ▁environment ally ▁friendly ▁manner . ▁The ▁logging ▁companies ▁pulled ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁leaving ▁broken ▁mach in ery ▁and ▁sever ely ▁dam aging ▁N d ongo ' s ▁economy . ▁According ▁to ▁Leonard ▁Us ongo , ▁manager ▁of ▁W WF ▁projects ▁in ▁sout heast ▁Cam ero on , ▁" we ▁cannot ▁conv ince ▁a ▁community ▁of ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁protect ▁for ests ▁if ▁we ▁don ’ t ▁acknow ledge ▁their ▁problems ▁or ▁their ▁pover ty ." ▁ ▁Today , ▁logging ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁a ▁major ▁problem , ▁as ▁" it ▁would ▁require ▁a