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Congo wildlife centre gives orphaned chimps a sanctuary

May 8, 2022445 Views

A young chimpanzee wrapped his arms around the neck of his rescuer in a brief hug as he was released from a wooden cage to scamper off to play in his spacious new enclosure. The chimp was captured from an illegal owner by staff from Democratic Republic of Congo's nature conservation agency who brought him more than 600 km (373 miles) by road, boat and plane to the Lwiro Primates Rehabilitation Center. The new arrival joined 111 other chimpanzees staying at the centre, a sanctuary for orphaned primates which opened 20 years ago in a village about 40 km north of the provincial capital Bukavu in eastern Congo. Caregiver Bayongwa Mirindi Ephreme feeds small chimpanzees at the Lwiru Primates Rehabilitation Centre, in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, April 7, 2022. REUTERS/Dja...

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Deep water port could threaten Congo’s sea turtles

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April 4, 20221040 Views

Each year Christian Ndombe and other park rangers scour the beaches of Democratic Republic of Congo's vanishing coastline for turtle nests, bringing the eggs to a hatching centre where they are incubated for eight weeks. Rising sea levels and erosion have consumed almost a quarter of the turtle's nesting grounds, the rangers estimate. Now a new concern is emerging in the form of a port, which the government says will bring jobs and lower the cost of imports, but that rangers worry will further endanger them. Turtles released after eight weeks from nests of a hatching centre, are seen on the endangered coastline in Muanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, February 5, 2022. REUTERS/Justin Makangar "The problem we have at the moment is that to really protect them, we need to protect...