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Congo ranger ambushed and killed defending wildlife

Rhett Ayers Butler 18 Dec 2012

Okapi Conservation Project wins mongabay’s 2012 conservation award

Mongabay.com 6 Dec 2012

‘Exporting deforestation’: China is the kingpin of illegal logging

Jeremy Hance 29 Nov 2012

Photos reveal destruction of Cameroon rainforest for palm oil

Jeremy Hance 26 Nov 2012

Activists protesting controversial Cameroon palm plantation arrested

Mongabay.com 17 Nov 2012

Mountain gorilla population up by over 20 percent in five years

Jeremy Hance 13 Nov 2012

Foreign loggers and corrupt officials flouting logging moratorium in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Jeremy Hance 8 Nov 2012

‘The ivory trade is like drug trafficking’ (warning graphic images)

Alejandra Martins 5 Nov 2012

Rebels kill 3 rangers in Congo’s Virunga National Park

Mongabay.com 27 Oct 2012

NASA satellites catch vast deforestation inside Virunga National Park

Jeremy Hance 3 Oct 2012

British government comes out against drilling in Virunga National Park by UK company

Jeremy Hance 1 Oct 2012

Illegal logging worth $30-100B annually

Mongabay.com 1 Oct 2012

Rarest gorillas lose half their habitat in 20 years

Mongabay.com 1 Oct 2012

Conflict and perseverance: rehabilitating a forgotten park in the Congo

Jeremy Hance 19 Sep 2012

Rodents have lowest diversity in primary forests in the Congo

Jeremy Hance 17 Sep 2012

Remarkable new monkey discovered in remote Congo rainforest

Jeremy Hance 12 Sep 2012

Palm oil company in Cameroon drops bid for eco-certification of controversial plantation

Mongabay.com 5 Sep 2012

Cute animal pictures of the day: gorilla toddler saved from illegal pet trade

Jeremy Hance 20 Aug 2012

Nintendo is ‘worst’ company on conflict minerals

Mongabay.com 16 Aug 2012

Turning gorilla poachers into conservationists in the Congo [warning: graphic photos]

Jeremy Hance 13 Aug 2012

Elephant slaughter continues in Chad, another baby rescued

Laurel Neme 7 Aug 2012

President of Chad sends troops after elephant poachers

Laurel Neme 3 Aug 2012

10 African countries to develop satellite-based deforestation tracking systems with help of Brazil

Mongabay.com 30 Jul 2012

Dozens of elephants massacred in Chad

Laurel Neme 26 Jul 2012

Gang raids remote national park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Jeremy Hance 26 Jul 2012

Cute animal picture of the day: sitatunga calf

Jeremy Hance 24 Jul 2012

Innovative conservation: bandanas to promote new park in the Congo

Jeremy Hance 16 Jul 2012

Google Earth used to discover unknown forest in Angola, scientists find it full of rare birds

Jeremy Hance 9 Jul 2012

Tracking elephants in Cameroon to mitigate conflict with locals

Jeremy Hance 9 Jul 2012

Poacher known as ‘Morgan’ behind devastating massacre at Okapi Wildlife Reserve

Jeremy Hance 5 Jul 2012

10,000 sq mi of Congo rainforest declared World Heritage site

Mongabay.com 2 Jul 2012

Gabon torches their ivory stock as poachers attack okapi reserve

Jeremy Hance 2 Jul 2012

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