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42 Articles match "Gorillas"
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Volcano Threatens Endangered Chimpanzees
The 700 remaining mountain gorillas are safe because they are out of the lava's path, but about 40 endangered chimpanzees and other animals living in the area are directly threatened.
...Tags: Tags: natural disaster chimpanzees virunga africa congo gorilla A volcano near Virunga National Park has erupted in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Critter News
- Monday, January 11, 2010
Questionable Practices at the Calgary Zoo
Zoo patrons were shocked to see Barika, a western lowland gorilla, holding a knife and apparently pointing it at another primate in the enclosure. Another animal dies at the Calgary Zoo and more questions are being raised about their practices. Look at all these incidents that have occurred there (listed in the Montreal Gazette article in the above link)...I
Critter News
- Saturday, December 12, 2009
Virunga Wildlife Rangers On the Offensive Against Militias
The Congolese rangers protect the wildlife in Virunga National Park, the most famous inhabitants of which are the 700 remaining mountain gorillas. Tags: virunga rwanda africa congo gorillas endangered specie These rangers are very brave people with possibly the most dangerous jobs in the world. And they don't get paid very much at all.
Critter News
- Tuesday, August 4, 2009
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Silverback Gorillas in Virunga
See silverback gorillas stalking each other in Virunga.
...Tags: Tags: virunga congo gorilla Cool.
Critter News
- Friday, January 2, 2009
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Gorillas
Alex Halperin sent a link to this essay (of his) about Rwandan gorilla
Animal Ethics
- Sunday, January 4, 2009
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Another Dead Mountain Gorilla
A post-mortem is being conducted on Bariyanga, a mountain gorilla found dead in Virunga. Tags: virunga africa congo gorilla There are now only five members left in her group. This link takes you to a picture of her.
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Critter News
- Sunday, July 12, 2009
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Sydney Morning Herald Spotlights Mountain Gorillas
Good long article in the Sydney Morning Herald about the mountain gorillas in Virunga.
...Tags: Tags: virunga congo gorillas endangered specie
Critter News
- Tuesday, January 6, 2009
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Search Begins for Mountain Gorillas
Now that the rangers have been allowed back into Virunga, they are going to conduct a census to determine what's happened to the mountain gorillas living there. Another nagging worry remains: the gorillas simply won't be there any more. Over the next month he and his staff will conduct a census of the mountain gorillas, hoping to find the population of roughly 200 unaffected by the tempest that has raged around They have been out of contact since September 2007. Mr {Emmanuel} de Merode and the 650 Virunga rangers have been forced to rely on second-hand reports from amateurs
Critter News
- Friday, November 28, 2008
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Year of the Gorilla Begins
On Monday, December 2, 2008, the Year of the Gorilla was launched by the UN and Monaco's Prince Albert. The "Year of the Gorilla" was launched at a ceremony in Rome where Prince Albert II of Monaco and representatives from more than 100 governments gathered this week to discuss increasing measures for nearly 30 species endangered by pollution, climate change and overhunting. Half a million euros? Tags: united nations gorilla Officials for the U.N.-backed backed Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals said they hoped to raise half a million euros
Critter News
- Thursday, December 4, 2008
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Mountain Gorillas Left Unprotected in Virunga
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. Tags: virunga africa gorilla war cong Of course, there is more war in the Congo. Always, always, war.
Critter News
- Tuesday, November 11, 2008
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Gorilla Rangers Return to Virunga
The Gorilla Sector of Virunga National Park is inhabited by 200 of the last remaining 700 critically endangered mountain gorillas in the world. It is a huge step that all sides have agreed that the protection of Virunga as a World Heritage Site and its mountain gorillas is of sufficient priority to transcend political differences," said Virunga Park Director Emmanuel de Merode. Now it's time to assess the damage.
...Tags: Yay! 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.
Critter News
- Saturday, November 22, 2008
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Baby Gorilla Rescued from Snare in Rwanda
Back in February, a three-year-old gorilla was caught in a poacher's snare meant for antelope. Here's the story from the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund website.
...Tags: Tags: rwanda africa animal rescue poaching gorill Fortunately, wildlife staff from the Karisoke Research Center discovered it and it's okay now.
Critter News
- Sunday, April 19, 2009
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Gorilla E-News from the Dian Fossey Fund
I signed up yesterday to get email alerts from the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund. Tags: virunga congo gorilla I called the fund and spoke to the front desk person who said this was the best way to get updates from them about the situation in the Congo. I thought things would settle down after the election, but now I'm tied up in knots again!
Critter News
- Wednesday, November 12, 2008
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