Rare mountain gorilla shot dead in DR Congo reserve
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A rare protected mountain gorilla has been found shot dead in the Democratic Republic of Congo&#39;s Virunga nature reserve, fuelling fears that rebels are targeting endangered species, conservationists said Sunday.
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JASPER, Alta. (CP) - A man from British Columbia is facing charges after a large bull elk was illegally shot and killed in Jasper National Park.
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A massacre in Gatumba refugee camp in the small east African country of Burundi on Friday, August 13th has resulted in at least 164 Congolese dead, 107 injured, and a completely leveled and destroyed camp, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) reported today.
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A rare northern white rhinoceros died Wednesday at the San Diego Zoo, dwindling the critically endangered species' population to as few as 13 worldwide, zoo officials said.Nadi was one of three northern white rhinos at the zoo's Wild Animal Park.
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The Republic of Congo Monday announced the establishment of two massive protected areas for elephants, chimpanzees and gorillas.
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A female gorilla and its infant, part of a group attacked by gunmen, are dead, say conservationists in DR Congo.
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SOURGOUROU, Niger -- Perched among the top branches of an acacia tree, Hassan Abdoulaye scanned the horizon for the tallest animal on earth. But spotting members of the last wild giraffe herd in West Africa is never easy. They blend in well.
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Some 60 hippos have died from an unknown cause in the past two months in one of Uganda's national parks, an official said Tuesday.
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Babs, a 30-year-old gorilla who led Brookfield Zoo&#39;s colony for 15 years, died Tuesday, leaving zookeepers both saddened and curious to see who&#39;ll fill the new power vacuum.
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Armed robbers shot dead a United Nations officer in Sudan's Darfur region, officials said on Saturday, the first U.N. military death in the arid region where conflict has killed more than 200,000 since 2003.
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Nearly 200 hippopotamuses are dead after an anthrax outbreak in western Uganda. Wildlife officials in the East African nation said Tuesday 194 Hippos had died In Queen Elizabeth National Park since July.
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A Sumatran orangutan, thought to be the world's oldest, has died in Miami at age 55, a zoo spokesman said on Sunday .
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Tusker, a towering 50-year-old bull elephant who had become a favorite for safari camp visitors, was shot dead after New Year's party-goers provoked the animal into trampling several cars, conservationists said Monday.
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Rwanda, Uganda and DR Congo are launching a project to improve security for the great apes.
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Tiny Rwanda and Burundi have threatened action against the central African giant, Democratic Republic of Congo, after the massacre of Congolese Tutsi refugees in Burundi, which has pushed Africa's volatile Great Lakes region into a new ethnic crisis.
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Gorillas in western and central Africa could be extinct within decades because of the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, new research suggests.
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KINIGI, Rwanda  - Actress Natalie Portman and other celebrities descended on a Rwandan wildlife park on Saturday to name 23 baby mountain gorillas and help efforts to conserve the highly endangered species.