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FEBRUARY 17, 2024

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Gorillas 52

Gorillas Humane Apes Congo 52

Critter News

MARCH 21, 2009

I strongly support conservation organizations that work with and support surrounding human communities. the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund "Coins for Congo" program. The mountain gorillas have a special place in my heart (awwwwww!). Tags: virunga poverty economic development congo gorillas. Here's an example.

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Congo Gorillas Protection Groups 100

Critter News

JULY 24, 2009

To me, eating apes of any kind is akin to human cannibalism. Tags: africa bush meat congo gorillas endangered species cameroon. At least there are activists in African countries themselves that are working to stop this practice.

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Gorillas Cameroon Apes Congo 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

We were staying at the Jacana Lodge, a posh lodge perched on a small lake, as it was a convenient layover between the more touristy northern part of the park and the forest park of Bwindi (home to the gorillas). Bats, it seems, are the reservoir of many zoonoses that cause humans, and other creatures, so many issues.

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Pythons Bats Uganda Burundi 187

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Birding here is a joy, further augmented by the world’s most intact mammalian megafuana, fascinating tribal cultures, breath-taking scenery and the cradle of human history. Nowhere in the world are birds as colorful, easy to see and abundant as in Africa! And Africa is the ONLY continent without an extinct bird to boot!

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Papua New Guinea Madagascar Africa Equatorial Guinea 227

10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2012

This remote region of Cryptosepalum forests is little changed by human hands (somewhat of a rarity in these times of devastating habitat destruction) yet this species has not been relocated despite extensive searches by birders (including myself). This image is from Bwindi Impenetrable Gorilla National Park, Uganda.

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Ethiopia Tanzania Africa Uganda 237

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 12, 2006

To the Editor: Re “ Ebola Imperils Gorilla Species in Congo Republic ” (news article, Dec. Historically, these diseases have been studied only when they affect human populations or domestic animals.

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New York Times New York Gorillas Congo 40