AR-News: (Africa) Rare gorilla population up

[Animalara2003 at aol.com]

Friday 23 January 2004
The population of highly endangered mountain gorillas in the Virunga region 
of the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen by 17%, according to a new census 
by the African Wildlife Foundation. Fifty-six more gorillas have been 
recorded since the last investigation in 1989, bringing the area’s population up to 
380 individuals. 

The jump in numbers comes in spite of several serious threats to the 
gorillas, including poaching, destruction of habitat and widespread civil unrest in 
nearby Rwanda.


full story:
http://www.greenconsumerguide.com/index.php?news=1667



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