Photo: World's Rarest Gorillas Gain New Refuge



Some of the world's rarest apes will be protected in a new sanctuary in Cameroon's mountains, the Cameroonian government announced recently.

As few as 250 of the critically endangered Cross River gorillas survive, scattered in small populations throughout Nigeria and Cameroon.

Photograph courtesy Wildlife Conservation Society


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