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Armed conflict, not Batwa people, biggest factor in decline of Grauer’s gorillas in DRC park
With the end of the Second Congo War in 2003, gorilla populations in Kahuzi-Biega National Park’s highland sector rose back up, where they’ve remained since the latest estimate. The ...
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Habituating Silverback Gorillas: No Easy Feat
Kahuzi-Biega National Park in Democratic Republic of Congo i s the only place where visitors can see the largest gorillas in the world: the eastern lowland gorilla. The park is hoping ...
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Befriending a gentle giant
Tshivanga, Kahuzi-Biega National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. It’s 7a.m., and I am standing high up in the hills on the edge of a vast, magnificent area of tropical forest.
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Blissful playmates
When I first began studying Grauer’s gorillas in Kahuzi-Biéga National Park, what struck me most were their eyes. When a gorilla stares back at you, one cannot help but wonder what thoughts ...