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Guinea Conakry: Safeguarding Western Chimpanzees

January 12, 2023

The disappearance of chimpanzees is accelerating in Guinea Conakry due to poaching, as well as timber and mineral exploitation.

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To reverse it, one project is raising chimpanzees and preparing them for a return to the wild.

 

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