A Year After Discovery, Congo's "Mother Lode" of Gorillas Remains Vulnerable

Monday, November 23, 2009 - 18:07 in Biology & Nature

A new study by the Wildlife Conservation Society says that western lowland gorillas living in a large swamp in the Republic of Congo--part of the "mother lode" of more than 125,000 gorillas discovered last year--are becoming increasingly threatened by growing human activity in the region.

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