Western Gorilla Nears Extinction in Face of Virus

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GENEVA - The most common type of gorilla is now "critically endangered," one step away from global extinction, according to the 2007 Red List of Threatened Species released Wednesday by the World Conservation Union.

The Ebola virus is depleting Western Gorilla populations to a point where it might become impossible for them to recover.

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Western Gorilla Nears Extinction in Face of Virus

Commercial hunting, civil unrest and habitat loss due to logging...

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