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Sarambwe Reserve Support Project |
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| July 2011 | ||
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The Sarambwe Reserve Integrated Management Support Project ran from 2009 to early 2011. The project was funded by IUCN France and B&RD and implemented by the Congolese NGO... |
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A New Threat for the Virunga National ... |
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| December 2010 | ||
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n June 2010, the Congolese President signed a decree giving the oil companies SOCO and Dominion the rights to oil exploration in Block 5 (Nganzi) of the... |
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Virunga Gorilla Census 2010 |
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| December 2010 | ||
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The analysis of the census conducted in March and April 2010 indicates that there were a total of 480 mountain gorillas, Gorilla beringei beringei, in 36 groups... |
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Tribute to Ymke Warren |
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| June 2010 | ||
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We are grateful for this opportunity to shed a little light on an exceptional life that was dedicated to the study and conservation of Africa's primates. Ymke Warren obtained a... |
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Signs of Success in Sarambwe |
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| December 2010 | ||
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Conservation of the Sarambwe Reserve has faced many difficulties for many years: security problems, invasions of foreign nationals, and a lack of funds, equipment and... |
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Changing Ecological Conditions |
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| December 2010 | ||
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The mountain gorillas of the Virunga Volcano Massif have been the subject of intense research and conservation efforts by the Karisoke Research Center spanning more than 40 years,... |
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Snares in the Mikeno Sector |
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| June 2010 | ||
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Mount Visoke lies at the heart of mountain gorilla habitat - and so naturally the rangers of the Virunga National Park often venture onto the flanks of this mountain for... |
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Senkwekwe Centre |
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| June 2010 | ||
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The two mountain gorilla orphans Ndeze and Ndakasi grew up in a house in Goma - a town full of dust and noise. These are certainly not suitable surroundings for gorillas, so we... |
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Gorilla Census in the Virungas |
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| June 2010 | ||
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Recently, I spent 10 days in the field as part of a team counting mountain gorillas during a 2-month census which took place from 1st March to 25th April 2010 in the Virunga... |
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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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