World's rarest gorilla gets a new protected home

Mongabay
By Morgan Erickson-DavisOct 28, 2014, 3:06 pm39 pts
The Cross River Gorilla, the rarest and most threatened of gorilla subspecies, has reason to cheer. Last month, on September 29, the Prime Minister of Cameroon, Philemon Yang, signed a decree to officially create a new protected area – Tofala Wildlife Sanctuary – in the southwestern part of the country.

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