Critter News

DECEMBER 29, 2008

This situation sounds a lot like the the mountain gorillas, the Congo and Virunga National Park. Elephants in Zakouma National Park, the last stronghold for the savannah elephants of Central Africa's Sahel region, have crashed to just 1,000 animals from an estimated 3,000 in 2006.

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Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 12, 2006

To the Editor: Re “ Ebola Imperils Gorilla Species in Congo Republic ” (news article, Dec. 8, 2006 The writer is director of the Field Veterinary Program, Wildlife Conservation Society. Historically, these diseases have been studied only when they affect human populations or domestic animals. Karesh Bronx, Dec.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

Nineteen days later we had racked up an amazing list of 436 species, including some of Africa’s least known birds such as Congo Serpent Eagle , Yellow-footed Honeyguide , Tessmann’s Flycatcher , Yellow-bearded Greenbul , Black-collared Lovebird and much besides. And wow, what a trip we had! What makes Ghana so special?

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