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Extraordinary Growth in Mountain Gorilla Population

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In contrast, the 2007 murders of 10 gorillas occurred under the Congolese government's control. The population—made famous by a series of murders in 2007—has grown by nearly 13 percent in the last 16 months, despite having no protection from civil war or poaching for 15 months, park rangers said Monday.

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Feather Trails: A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds–A Book Review

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” But also: “Delisted,” “Growing Up,” “Second Chances,” “No Tags.” A lot of this material is in her earlier book, Condors in Canyon Country, published by the Grand Canyon Association in 2007, now out-of-print (though available used).

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So Far, Mountain Gorilla Deaths Only from Natural Causes

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Remember that Virunga National Park has been under Congolese rebel control since 2007 and the park rangers have only just been allowed back in. Tags: virunga gorilla congo. Pretty amazing that the 7 mountain gorilla deaths recorded thus far in Virunga have all been due to natural causes.

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UN Envoy Arrives in Congo for Peace Talks

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A Congolese minister says that "In 2007 alone, we recorded the slaughter of 15 mountain gorillas and more than 20,000 antelopes,".adding Tags: congo gorillas. The UN has got to wrap this up. adding that in the past decade the number of hippopotami had fallen from 30,000 to 1,000. 30,000 to 1,000?

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McKee Project Expands Work into Guatemala and Other Latin American Countries

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At the end of 2007, the World Society for the Protection of Animals selected the McKee Project to work on spay/neuter programs in Guatemala. Tags: spay and neuter latin america. Although they are best known for their work in Costa Rica, they also work in Mexico and Panama.

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Michael "Sick" Vick Update

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I came across a September/October 2007 issue of Best Friends in which the editorial was about the Vick dogs. Tags: Michael Vick. Remember Michael Vick? That was the big story last summer. I slapped my forehead, "Oh yeah!" It's so easy to forget how BIG that was what with China and wolf-hatin' Palin.

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Court Overrules Federal Government on Wolf ESA Decision

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says the 2007 decision by the U.S. Tags: Gray Wolf. It's in response to a lawsuit filed by several environmental groups, including The Humane Society of the United States. District Court in Washington, D.C., Fish and Wildlife Service was not supported by the federal Endangered Species Act.