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Uganda Benefits from Mountain Gorilla Survival

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Uganda is seeing a growth in tourism dollars from visits to see its mountain gorillas. The tourism revenue creates an incentive for Uganda to protect the endangered species at the same time that it contributes to human welfare. There are only about 700 mountain gorillas left in the world. This is very important.

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African Activists Work to Save Gorillas

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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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Cute Pictures from Mountain Gorilla Births in February

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Eerie how similar to humans they appear. Twins born in February, a rare event! Here's the link to some cute pictures!

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Come@Me: Hunting Is Not Conservation

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With an estimated 200 to 300 individuals left in the wild, the Cross River Gorilla (CR) ( Gorilla gorilla diehli ) has been hunted to near extinction. Some people actually don’t consider human beings as animals. Some people think humans are superior to all other life forms. Why is this happening?

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