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MARCH 21, 2009

These communities are integral to protection of the environment and its animal inhabitants. the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund "Coins for Congo" program. Tags: virunga poverty economic development congo gorillas. I strongly support conservation organizations that work with and support surrounding human communities.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2008

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 am so worried about these animals. Tags: virunga congo gorillas. I thought things would settle down after the election, but now I'm tied up in knots again!

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APRIL 30, 2010

Frankly, with the rate these poor animals are being decimated, I wonder sometimes if they SHOULD be released back into the wild. Tags: wildlife trafficking united nations bush meat congo gorillas. (Sounds like these guys were orphaned as a result of bushmeat and illegal trafficking activities.)

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NOVEMBER 18, 2008

Tags: chimpanzees animal rescue congo. Sweet pictures of the baby chimp rescued from the Congolese military. So much like any child.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2009

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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DECEMBER 29, 2008

This situation sounds a lot like the the mountain gorillas, the Congo and Virunga National Park. Elephants in Zakouma National Park, the last stronghold for the savannah elephants of Central Africa's Sahel region, have crashed to just 1,000 animals from an estimated 3,000 in 2006. Tags: ivory chad africa poaching elephants.

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JUNE 26, 2009

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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