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Gorilla News

2012
September	Great ape habitat in Africa has dramatically declined (BBC)
July	DR Congo: Fighters agree to gorilla survey in Virunga (BBC)
July	Gorilla Youngsters Seen Dismantling Poachers' Traps—A First (National Geographic)
May	Jane Goodall honoured at Observer Ethical Awards 2012 (Guardian)
March	Gorilla genome could hold key to the human condition (BBC)
February	Nigeria and Cameroon Meet to Protect the World’s Most Elusive Gorilla
2011
December	Law Enforcement Vital for Great Ape Survival (Science Daily)
October	Trafficking of baby gorillas poses new threat to endangered species
August	Congo Wildlife Authorities Arrest Key Members of Baby Mountain Gorilla Traffickers
August	Baby Mountain Gorilla from Virunga National Park rescued from poachers
July	Durrell Endangered Species Management Graduate Certificate (DESMAN) 2012
May	World Environment Day - link to gorilla video
May	BBC "Saving Species": interview with Ian Redmond
May	Gorilla Poachers Beware!
March	Interview with Melanie Virtue, Coordinator of the CMS Gorilla Agreement (Deutsche Welle)
February	Gorillas and their Habitats - A Legal Review (Balraj Sidhu, Environmental Policy & Law 40/6 2010)
January	Rangers Killed in Congo's Virunga National Park
January	CMS-supported NGO Helps Crackdown on Poaching in Gabon
2010
December	Orphaned gorillas find new safe haven
December	BBC reports increased Mountain Gorilla numbers
August	World Atlas of Great Apes published by UNEP/ Atlas Mondial des Grands Singes publié par l'UNESCO
August	Association of Zoos and Aquariums launches Ape Conservation Initiative
May	iPhone App to Help DR Congo Mountain Gorillas (BBC news)
March	Future for Gorillas in Africa Getting Bleaker
2009
November	WAZA - YOG - Overview of Activities
September	Titus the gorilla king is dead
June	Gentle Giants in Need - Frankfurt Symposium
	A Jewel Among Treaties - speech of CMS Executive Secretary at Frankfurt Gala Dinner
Links
Year of the Gorilla Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences - English Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique - Français

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