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The World’s Rainforests in Pictures

Other than beauty, rainforests are invariably associated with logging, poaching and shrinking habitats. Photographer Daniel Beltrá, winner of the 2009 Prince's Rainforest Project Award at the Sony World Photography Awards, shows exactly how much there is that is worth preserving. During his three-month trip to Brazil, Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, no tribe was too small, no species too obscure and no detail too ordinary not to be captured, leaving us with this stunning selection of life in three of the world's major rainforests.

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Wildlife Ranger Organized Gorilla Killings

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been one of Africa’s worst horror stories since the Belgians arrived and started committing atrocities and gathering slaves. Image by TknoxB The sad story of a country that has never fulfilled its economic or political potential continues. Recently, a senior wildlife official [...]

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Rebels Threaten Execution for Gorilla Rangers

Congolese rebels in control of eastern Congo and Virunga National Park have said they will execute any wildlife rangers attempting to enter the area, home to nearly half the world’s endangered mountain gorillas. Land mines have been placed on routes leading into the region, despite a recent signed [...]

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Kinky Apes Get Protection

Officials in the Congo have announced the creation of a massive rainforest preserve intended to protect the bonobo from its two greatest enemies: poachers and deforestation. You may recall the bonobo from our article on the World’s 5 Freakiest Creatures, which discussed their rather prolific mating

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