Title
New survey reveals dramatic decline of Grauer's gorilla
Author(s)
Plumptre, A.;Nixon, S.
Published
2016
Publisher
ORYX
Abstract
, is only
found in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The civil war in DRC that started in 1996 and ended in 2003
led to political destabilization in the east and the creation of
many militia. These armed groups engaged in artisanal mining
to fund their operations, extorted money from the local population,
and hunted bushmeat at remote mining camps, leading
to declines in large mammal species around these camps.
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