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 Huge Gorilla
 Population Found
 in Congo

125,000 endangered primates located in northern Congo Republic

New York Times New York Times Aug 5, 08 4:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - As recently as last year, the western lowland gorilla was listed as one of the world's most critically endangered primate species, nearly wiped out by the Ebola virus. But an arduous survey has revealed that 125,000 gorillas are living in the northern Congo Republic, deep in a swampy region rarely visited by humans. "This is the light of hope you look for," one conservationist told the New York Times . More »

More about:  endangered species • monkey • gorilla • primates • biologists • Western Lowland Gorilla

 Spain Passes Ape Rights Bill 

Seriously, parliament moves to protect 'non-human hominids'

Guardian (UK) Guardian (UK) Jun 26, 08 1:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Spanish Parliament passed a resolution promising fundamental “human” rights to the great apes, the Guardian reports. The bill enjoys wide support and would ban scientific experimentation involving higher-level primates. Zoo exhibition will still be legal, but supporters say living conditions will improve significantly. The legislative body was inspired by philosopher Peter Singer’s Great Apes Project, a primate advocacy group. More »

More about:  Spain • animal rights • chimpanzees • parliament • gorilla • apes • orangutans

Heart Disease Is Killing Caged Gorillas

Experts try to treat mystery ailment
in US zoos

Associated Press Associated Press Apr 5, 08 7:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gorillas in US zoos are dying from heart disease, and no one knows why, the AP reports. Zookeepers and scientists started a nationwide “Gorilla Health Project” 2 years ago to probe the causes of fibrosing cardiomyopathy, a condition that turns heart muscle into useless fibers and has left scores of gorillas dead in the last few years. More »

 Taming Gorilla Heart 
 Disease a Beastly Task 

With great apes dying at alarming rates, zoos try to train some difficult patients

Washington Post Washington Post Mar 14, 08 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - With heart disease nearly epidemic among America’s captive gorilla population, zookeepers are trying to train the great apes to submit to the human medical procedures that could save their lives. But getting a gorilla to sit still for a blood test is a taxing problem, one the National Zoo is just starting to figure out. The Washington Post pays a visit to the exam room. More »

Nations Unite to Save Gorillas

10-year effort is the first to help dying species

Guardian (UK) Guardian (UK) Feb 25, 08 5:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Three African nations where the world's last 720 wild mountain gorillas live are finally working together to save the critically endangered animal, the Guardian reports. Until the 10-year plan was announced last week, mistrust and conflict had kept Rwanda, Uganda and the Congo from collaborating as another 10 apes were killed in the last 14 months. More »

Kidnapped Gorillas Go Home

Five years later, the 'Taiping Four' make the trip back to Cameroon

BBC BBC Dec 1, 07 9:29 AM CST
(Newser) - For four rare gorillas who were illegally smuggled from their home in Cameroon five years ago, the long journey has finally come to an end, the BBC reports. The one male and three female Western Lowland gorillas are returning to the Limbe Wildlife Sanctuary in Cameroon after being sedated and crated for an 18-hour air trip from Johannesburg, South Africa. More »

More about:  Africa • endangered species • zoo • gorilla

'Extinction Crisis' Threatens 40% of Species

Watchdog group sees serious danger to one
in four mammals

Guardian (UK) Guardian (UK) Sep 12, 07 1:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - More than 16,000 species are in serious danger of extinction, including one in four mammals and one in three amphibians being monitored by a global conservation group. With 40% of 40,000 surveyed species facing the highest levels of threat, “We’re at code red,” a top conservationist says of the World Conservation Union's annual list, the Guardian reports. More »

UN Eyes Congo After Gorilla Murders

Quadruple homicide, with 2 others missing, affects rare species

CNN CNN Jul 28, 07 3:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Four mountain gorillas were shot to death in a nature preserve in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and UNESCO is flying in to help with the unsolved crime, CNN reports. The massacre of an alpha male and three females follows the recent killing of three other mountain gorillas—only 700 of which exist worldwide. More »

More about:  murder • animal • death • Democratic Republic of Congo • gorilla • UNESCO

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