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Gorilla conservation in Zaire

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

Conrad Aveling  and
Rosaland Aveling
Conrad Aveling
Affiliation:
Frankfurt Zoological Society, Alfred-Brehm Platz 16, D-6000 Frankfurt/Main 1, FRG.
Rosaland Aveling
Affiliation:
Frankfurt Zoological Society, Alfred-Brehm Platz 16, D-6000 Frankfurt/Main 1, FRG.
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Abstract

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The Zaire Gorilla Conservation Project was launched in 1984 after the 1981 census of mountain gorillas in the Virungas showed how the Mountain Gorilla Project in Rwanda, in which FFPS was closely involved, had helped to swell numbers. Over the past few years the Zaire project has made encouraging progress. The 1986 census counted the highest number of gorillas since the early 1970s and some of that increase can be attributed to improved protection in Zaire. In addition, the park is benefiting from income from tourists visiting habituated gorilla groups. The project continues to extend, taking in eastern lowland gorillas and chimpanzees, as well as developing an overall education programme for the region around the park.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 23 , Issue 2 , April 1989 , pp. 64 - 70
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1989

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