Initiation of an Aid Project |
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| December 2009 | ||
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The project "Mountains of the Moon" was founded in the middle of 2008, with the aim of contributing to the protection of species through the production... |
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Survey in Itombwe |
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| December 2009 | ||
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The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has been undertaking biological inventories in the Itombwe Massif since 1995. This area holds the largest and most remote... |
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Obituary: Jordi Sabater Pí |
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| December 2009 | ||
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The ethologist Jordi Sabater Pí, Professor Emeritus at the Universitat de Barcelona and one of the internationally best-known Spanish scientists, died at 87... |
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Bushmeat-Investigation Trip |
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| December 2009 | ||
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Republic of Congo: in March 2009 I made a tour of the various markets in Ouesso, and for the first time realized the real ubiquity of bushmeat in that town. There is a night... |
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Gorilla Guardians |
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| December 2009 | ||
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Faced with the challenge of improving the monitoring of unprotected Cross River gorilla sites in Cameroon, the Gorilla Guardian community-based monitoring... |
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Exclusion from Sarambwe |
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| December 2009 | ||
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Five protected areas within the Virunga landscape are of great value, both from a conservation and tourism perspective. These areas are the Virunga National Park... |
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Alternatives for Hunters |
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| December 2009 | ||
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As part of our efforts to improve the protection of the critically endangered Cross River Gorilla in Nigeria, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) aims to reduce... |
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Mufanzala and Birindwa Groups |
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| December 2009 | ||
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After the death of the two silverbacks of these gorilla groups on March 26th and May 30th 2009, respectively, several friends of the gorillas of the... |
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Gorilla Tourism on Mikeno |
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| December 2009 | ||
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Mountain gorilla tourism brings much needed revenue to the Virunga National Park for the conservation effort - but it also brings the threat of disease. Humans... |
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Western Gorilla Life History |
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| December 2009 | ||
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Gorillas are known among the great apes for their fast life history patterns. In zoos it is common for female gorillas to give birth before reaching 10 years.... |
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