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Mad about the Congo

Critter News

I suppose I've come to this pretty late and gorilla people already knew that this trouble was brewing. The rebel forces in the Congo have controlled the gorilla sector of Virunga since 2007. I am no supporter of the Iraq War. Tags: virunga congo gorillas. Clearly, I haven't been following this as I should have been.

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Use it or lose it?

10,000 Birds

During the decades that preceded the Iraq war there were two schools of view on how to deal with that country and its troublesome leader. Hikers can wear away hillsides and cause erosion. Where non-extractive use is important but potentially damaging, it has to be carefully managed. By contrast, not all extractive use is bad.

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