Declining Great Apes of Central Africa Get New Action Plan for Conservation for the Next Decade
Tuesday, April 7, 2015 - 12:00
in Biology & Nature
The number of gorillas and chimpanzees in Central Africa continues to decline due to hunting, habitat loss, and disease, combined with a widespread lack of law enforcement and corruption in the judicial process, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, Wildlife Conservation Society, WWF, and partners in a new conservation plan.