Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Chimps 90 Percent Gone in a "Final Stronghold"


In a recent article published by National Geographic researchers found some shocking statistics when setting out to survey chimpanzee populations in West Africa. When looking at chimp populations in Côte d'Ivoire they found that they had reduced by up to 90% - a devastating loss as Côte d'Ivoire is thought to hold half of all West African chimps.

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