African Conservation News
News, stories and features from across the continent
Wild meat consumption significantly increases risk of zoonotic disease and poses major threat to terrestrial species – new UN Report
African tropical mountain forests store far more carbon than previously thought – new research
Mitigating Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Gorilla Conservation: Lessons From Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda
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His Holiness The Dalai Lama
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Gorilla Campaign
The Cross River Gorilla, with fewer than 300 individuals left in the wild, is the most vulnerable of the gorilla subspecies. It is listed by the IUCN as Critically Endangered.