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Old 08-06-2008, 08:35 AM   #1
skysidhe
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125,000 'lost' gorillas found in the Congo

Scientists have dramatically revised population estimates for gorillas after massive numbers of the animals were found in an area of central Africa the size of Switzerland.
More than 125,000 western lowland gorillas - one of four sub-species - are estimated to be living in two swampland areas in the north of the Republic of Congo, according to a census by the Wildlife Conservation Society published yesterday.
Scientists had previously estimated that the entire population of western lowland gorillas was between 50,000 and 100,000, but the discovery points towards a figure of about 200,000.


My worry is the gorilla hunters just have a new cash crop now.
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