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Baby Gorilla Rescued from Smugglers

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A baby lowland gorilla was rescued from smugglers on Sunday, April 24. There has unfortunately been an increase in smuggling attempts in the Congo. Tags: wildlife crime smuggling trafficking congo gorillas endangered species. Here is an article about it. And here is a video about the bust and arrests.

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Mountain Gorillas Left Unprotected in Virunga

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Of course, there is more war in the Congo. And the mountain gorillas are once again vulnerable. The rebels have taken over the wildlife rangers' headquarters and the gorillas are unprotected. About 200 of the 700 remaining mountain gorillas are in this forest. Always, always, war. They don't breed in captivity.

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Congo Officer Arrested for Baby Chimp Sales

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No wonder wildlife trafficking is such a problem. In this case, someone confused a baby chimp with a baby gorilla. ICCN (Congolese Wildlife Authority) rangers received a tip-off that someone in Goma was trying to sell a baby gorilla. Tags: iccn chimpanzees wildlife trafficking africa congo.

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Gorilla Rangers Return to Virunga

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More than 120 Park Rangers of the Congolese Wildlife Authority, ICCN, today returned to Virunga National Park - 14 months after fleeing violent hostilities between rebels and government soldiers. The Gorilla Sector of Virunga National Park is inhabited by 200 of the last remaining 700 critically endangered mountain gorillas in the world.

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Young Lowland Gorillas Released into Nature Reserve

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Tags: wildlife trafficking united nations bush meat congo gorillas.

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Former Virunga Park Officials In Prison

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Four senior Wildlife Officers have been arrested and imprisoned after the state Congolese Wildlife Agency (ICCN) pressed charges for complicity in the destruction of the protected forests of Virunga National Park in the east of DR Congo. Tags: wildlife crime virunga congo gorillas endangered species.

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Six Thousand Leave Virunga, One Ranger Killed

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Six thousand people (over 1,000 Congolese soldiers with their families) have left Virunga National Forest where so many of the remaining mountain gorillas live. This development is the result of an agreement between the army and the Congolese Wildlife Authority. Tags: virunga gorilla congo.

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