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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Photo: Animals No Safer Inside Kenya's Parks Than Outside?


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Running wildebeests churn up dust as the sun sets over Zambia.

In Kenya wildebeests, antelope, and other iconic African animals are declining just as quickly in parks and reserves as they are in the country's unprotected lands, a July 2009 study says. The report adds to growing evidence that many of Africa's parks are not having success protecting wildlife.

Photograph by Chris Johns/NGS