Photo: Rebels Seize Congo Gorilla Park; Hopes Dim for Apes

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A man passes a Congolese army tank near the regional capital of Goma as he and others flee a recent flare-up between government forces and rebels loyal to dissident Congolese general Laurent Nkunda on October 27, 2008.

Rebels have overtaken the headquarters of a national park that is home to most of the world's last mountain gorillas.

Photograph by Walter Astrada/AFP/Getty Images

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