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Wild Chimpanzees Threatened in the Congo

Critter News

This conclusion is drawn by Cleve Hicks, based on observations made during his 2007-2008 survey of towns, villages and forests in the Buta-Aketi region of the DRC. Since Hicks left in November 2008, his colleagues Laura Darby and Adam Singh have observed another seven chimpanzee orphans and 3 carcasses.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

It tends to be the Jersey natives who drive too fast and refuse to build fences in their backyards who view wildlife as the enemy. May 5, 2008 You also note that “counting deer is an imprecise science” and that an aerial survey is expensive, “but some believe it yields the most accurate count.” DiVincenzo Jr., the county executive.