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Contributor [1]
Thursday, December 16, 2004 - 02:00
Categories: 
Environment [2]
Issue Number: 
187 [3]
Article-Summary: 

One of humankind's closest relatives, the bonobo, may be facing extinction. Scientists working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - the only country where bonobos live - have found evidence that they are being hunted for bushmeat in areas where they should be protected. Numbers may be down to 20% of previous levels.

Category: 
Land & Environment [4]
Oldurl: 
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/environment/26130 [5]
Country: 
Democratic Republic of Congo [6]

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