Wildlife of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The rainforests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo contain great biodiversity, including many rare and endemic species, such as both species of chimpanzee: the common chimpanzee and the bonobo (a...
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From famous forest elephants to the obscure Charaxes butterflies, the Congo River Basin has earned a global reputation for the variety of wildlife found inside its forests.
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The mountain forests of the Itombwe Massif, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo were once home to a huge variety of wildlife. ... But for the past decade, the area has become home to a host of armed groups, fighting each other and killing, raping and robbing the local population.
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As donors pledge $40m to save DR Congo's wildlife, life in Virunga Park remains a battle ground. ... DR Congo wildlife specialist Jean-Pierre d'Huart says the hippo population in DR Congo has dropped from 20,000 before the war to an estimated 1,300.
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The Wildlife Conservation Society Congo Program is promoting training and capacity building as a powerful tool to effectively manage Congo’s protected areas and buffer zones through increased monitoring and protection.
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www.wcs-congo.org/
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Nov 13, 2009 | African Wildlife Foundation Selects 2009-10 Class of... ... The African Heartlands | Congo | Kazungula | Kilimanjaro | Limpopo | Maasai Steppe | Samburu | Virunga | Zambezi...
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Virunga National Park is a nearly two-million-acre (790,000-hectare) protected area in the eastern DRC that holds important wildlife habitats ranging from volcanoes to swamps to snowfields (Democratic Republic of the Congo map).
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The Republic of Congo will set aside up to 3,800 square miles (1 million hectares) of habitat teeming with elephants, chimpanzees, hippos, crocodiles, and some of the highest densities of gorillas on Earth for two new wildlife parks. ... Wildlife Conservation Society: Congo...
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Congo Ranger blog - We set up this blog to record the story of a unit of exceptional Congolese rangers formed in December 2005 in Virunga National Park. ... Congo Park Rangers Bring Global Attention To Endangered African Wildlife...
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