Catastrophic Decline of World's Largest Primate: 80% Loss of Grauer's Gorilla (Gorilla beringei graueri) Population Justifies Critically Endangered Status

Grauer’s gorilla (Gorilla beringei graueri), the World’s largest primate, is confined to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and is threatened by civil war and insecurity. During the war, armed groups in mining camps relied on hunting bushmeat, including gorillas. Insecurity and the presence...

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Autores principales: Plumptre, Andrew J., Nixon, Stuart, Kujirakwinja, Deo K., Vieilledent, Ghislain, Critchlow, Rob, Williamson, Elizabeth A., Nishuli, Radar, Kirkby, Andrew E., Hall, Jefferson S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5070872/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27760201
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0162697

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