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Animals Dying in Virunga National Forest

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Lots of animals have died since the beginning of the year. Dozens of animals have been killed by armed groups at Africa's oldest national park in the Democratic Republic of Congo since the start of the year, park officials and environmental groups said Tuesday. They died between May 25 and June 16, he said.

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Things Continue to Look Up for Mountain Gorillas

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Rangers are able to identify individual gorillas because each animal's nose is uniquely patterned. Tags: virunga africa congo gorillas endangered species. Many worked for years without receiving a salary. And did you know. We have finger prints, gorillas have nose prints.

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Ghana – Rainforest Birding on the Brink by Adam Riley

10,000 Birds

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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