What’s behind the strange rash of ’dinosaur’ sightings in the Congo?
For centuries, locals have told stories of mokele-mbembe, a legendary creature said to lurk in the Congo Basin. But as ...
Animal Welfare Institute11 年
Gorillas in Peril
It is estimated that up to five million metric tons of bushmeat are traded annually in the five-nation Congo Basin region. Though surveys of bushmeat markets found ape carcasses to represent only 0.5 ...
Mongabay19 天
New study assesses threat to wildlife from cacao expansion in Congo Basin
Wildlife in the heart of the Congo Basin, an area that stretches from western and southern Cameroon to northeastern and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, are most at risk from the expansion of ...
Natural History Museum%2c London1 年
The human factor
Brent Stirton (South Africa) documents the impacts of the illegal bushmeat trade across the Congo Basin. Blandine Bosaku and her daughter Anisha face enforced isolation at a local clinic. They ...
Natural History Museum%2c London2 年
Mazuka’s lost foot
Brent Stirton (South Africa) documents the impacts of the illegal bushmeat trade across the Congo Basin. A young, orphaned mountain gorilla called Mazuka holds up its remaining foot, its left one was ...
Harvard Business School7 年
Congo River Basin Project: Role for Dr. Campos
McGinn, Kathleen L., Anne Starks Acosta, Deborah M. Kolb, and Cailin B. Hammer. "Congo River Basin Project: Role for Dr. Campos." Harvard Business School Exercise 909 ...
Harvard Business School7 年
Congo River Basin Project: Role for Dr. Beni
McGinn, Kathleen L., Anne Starks Acosta, Deborah M. Kolb, and Cailin B. Hammer. "Congo River Basin Project: Role for Dr. Beni." Harvard Business School Exercise 909 ...
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WWF discovery sheds light into the new 742 wildlife and plants discovered in the Congo Basin
A report titled, “New Life in the Congo Basin: a Decade of Species Discoveries 2013-2023" was conducted by hundreds of scientists from universities, conservation organisations and research ...