Trekking tourists to become wild gorilla guardians
An online awareness raising campaign has been launched in a bid to minimise the risk of disease transmission from human to gorilla during treks to see these magnificent great apes in the wild.
An online awareness raising campaign has been launched in a bid to minimise the risk of disease transmission from human to gorilla during treks to see these magnificent great apes in the wild.
Ecology
Jun 23, 2014
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A powerful combination of love and guns is helping rebuild an endangered gorilla community in the jungles of war-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Ecology
Oct 19, 2016
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Talk about house calls! The Wildlife Conservation Society thanks The Brain Tumor Foundation and its "Road To Early Detection" campaign for their assistance in performing a brain scan on a gorilla at the Bronx Zoo.
Plants & Animals
Mar 26, 2009
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The accelerated and unsustainable exploitation of the earth's primary natural resources has become a major threat to apes in Africa and Asia, a major United Nations environment conference heard Wednesday.
Plants & Animals
Jun 25, 2014
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A COVID-19 outbreak among wild mountain gorillas in the Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda, could lead to the collapse of the population, according to a modeling study published in Scientific Reports.
Plants & Animals
Oct 21, 2021
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An international team of researchers looked at the role of personality by studying 298 gorillas in North American zoos and sanctuaries for over 18 years.
Plants & Animals
Dec 5, 2012
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New Orleans' Audubon Zoo has a new gorilla, but she may be spending more time indoors than on view for a while.
Plants & Animals
Oct 11, 2017
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A new census of mountain gorillas in the Virunga Massif will help gauge the impact of conservation work in the area and play a vital role in guiding future efforts to safeguard the critically endangered great ape and its ...
Ecology
Oct 7, 2015
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The birth of five baby mountain gorillas within the space of just a few weeks in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable National Park has temporarily lifted the gloom that descended on the region earlier this year.
Plants & Animals
Sep 11, 2020
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A new Biotropica study examines mountain gorillas in Rwanda and their foraging for sodium-rich food in both national park areas and lands managed by local communities.
Ecology
Sep 19, 2018
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