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  • On patrol within the Leuser Ecosystem, the FKL rangers find the remains of a critically endangered Sumatran Elephant that was killed after being trapped in a steel snare, Sumatra, Indonesia. Leuser Ecosystem is home to some of the last wild herds of elephants in Sumatra. Forum Konservasi Leuser (FKL)  rangers serve to protect the Leuser Ecosystem, one of the most biodiverse hotspots in the world; home to rhino, orangutan, tigers and elephants. The area is under enormous threat from poachers and deforestation to make room for roads and palm oil plantations. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
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  • The team from Vesswic, FKL rangers, BKSDA, and WCS worked tirelessly doing everything they could to get Daisy to stand, the following day, 28th after some negotiations, the team manage to get an excavator to the site, extreme as it may sound, we needed to get the elephant into a better position said Chief veterinarian Anha lubis. @vesswic “For an elephant laying in its side, puts all kinds on pressures on their internal organs”. The excavator moved closer to the elephant, even with all the noise she didn’t budge, it was really our last chance to try to improve the situation. After digging a trench, the digger, pushes her into a standing position, this allowed the blood to flow into her legs properly, but unfortunately every time we got her into an upright position she fell back into the same position, on the same side.<br />
At this stage I question the teams motives, are we just prolonging her imminent death. Does she just want to die in peace?<br />
My camera, is the only thing, between me and Daisy, I lock the focus, then suddenly I’m overwhelmed with sadness, as I see her left front leg, the snare wound, is deep, maybe a third of the way though her foot, the pain from this alone must be overbearing. The JCB, pushing her, these machines, represent so much destruction to me, clearing so much forest on a daily basis. Just over the hill, behind her, 1000’s of hectares of palm oil plantations. The Leuser Ecosystem is in retreat! Tropical lowland forest are still being cleared.. She stands for one last time, then slowly slipping back to her original position. Then sometime this morning she passed away, in peace. Please keep sending funds as we have so much more to do, with 3 more elephant, patrol teams needed desperately. Link in my bio. “I will not forget” @wildlifeasia @racingextinction @istandwithmypack @bksdaaceh @haka_sumatra @rainforestactionnetwork @leonardodicaprio @leonardodicapriofdn #lovetheleuser #cutconflictpalmoil #forgottenelephants
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  • On patrol within the Leuser Ecosystem the FKL rangers find the remains of a critically endangered Sumatran Elephant that died after being trapped in a steel snare, Sumatra, Indonesia. Leuser Ecosystem is home to some of the last wild herds of elephants in Sumatra. Forum Konservasi Leuser (FKL) rangers serve to protect the Leuser Ecosystem, one of the most biodiverse hotspots in the world; home to rhino, orangutan, tigers and elephants. The area is under enormous threat from poachers and deforestation to make room for roads and palm oil plantations. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
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  • Vetanarians from the International elephant project and the Indonesian ministry of forestry assist an injured Sumatran elephant, after it was caught in a poachers snare. Photo: Paul Hilton for WCS
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  • Vetanarians from the International elephant project and the Indonesian ministry of forestry assist an injured Sumatran elephant, after it was caught in a poachers snare. Photo: Paul Hilton for WCS
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  • FKL rangers in the Leuser Ecosystem find the remains of a critically endangered Sumatran Elephant that died after being trapped in a steel snare, Sumatra, Indonesia. Leuser Ecosystem is home to some of the last wild herds of elephants in Sumatra. Forum Konservasi Leuser (FKL) rangers serve to protect the Leuser Ecosystem, one of the most biodiverse hotspots in the world; home to rhino, orangutan, tigers and elephants. The area is under enormous threat from poachers and deforestation to make room for roads and palm oil plantations. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
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  • On patrol within the Leuser Ecosystem the FKL rangers find the remains of a critically endangered Sumatran Elephant that died after being trapped in a steel snare, Sumatra, Indonesia. The Leuser Ecosystem is home to some of the last wild herds of elephants in Sumatra. Forum Konservasi Leuser (FKL)  rangers serve to protect the Leuser Ecosystem, one of the most biodiverse hotspots in the world; home to rhino, orangutan, tigers and elephants. The area is under enormous threat from poachers and deforestation to make room for roads and palm oil plantations. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
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  • The team from Vesswic, FKL rangers, BKSDA, and WCS worked tirelessly doing everything they could to get Daisy to stand, the following day, 28th after some negotiations, the team manage to get an excavator to the site, extreme as it may sound, we needed to get the elephant into a better position said Chief veterinarian Anha lubis. @vesswic “For an elephant laying in its side, puts all kinds on pressures on their internal organs”. The excavator moved closer to the elephant, even with all the noise she didn’t budge, it was really our last chance to try to improve the situation. After digging a trench, the digger, pushes her into a standing position, this allowed the blood to flow into her legs properly, but unfortunately every time we got her into an upright position she fell back into the same position, on the same side.<br />
At this stage I question the teams motives, are we just prolonging her imminent death. Does she just want to die in peace?<br />
My camera, is the only thing, between me and Daisy, I lock the focus, then suddenly I’m overwhelmed with sadness, as I see her left front leg, the snare wound, is deep, maybe a third of the way though her foot, the pain from this alone must be overbearing. The JCB, pushing her, these machines, represent so much destruction to me, clearing so much forest on a daily basis. Just over the hill, behind her, 1000’s of hectares of palm oil plantations. The Leuser Ecosystem is in retreat! Tropical lowland forest are still being cleared.. She stands for one last time, then slowly slipping back to her original position. Then sometime this morning she passed away, in peace. Please keep sending funds as we have so much more to do, with 3 more elephant, patrol teams needed desperately. Link in my bio. “I will not forget” @wildlifeasia @racingextinction @istandwithmypack @bksdaaceh @haka_sumatra @rainforestactionnetwork @leonardodicaprio @leonardodicapriofdn #lovetheleuser #cutconflictpalmoil #forgottenelephants
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  • The team from Vesswic, FKL rangers, BKSDA, and WCS worked tirelessly doing everything they could to get Daisy to stand, the following day, 28th after some negotiations, the team manage to get an excavator to the site, extreme as it may sound, we needed to get the elephant into a better position said Chief veterinarian Anha lubis. @vesswic “For an elephant laying in its side, puts all kinds on pressures on their internal organs”. The excavator moved closer to the elephant, even with all the noise she didn’t budge, it was really our last chance to try to improve the situation. After digging a trench, the digger, pushes her into a standing position, this allowed the blood to flow into her legs properly, but unfortunately every time we got her into an upright position she fell back into the same position, on the same side.<br />
At this stage I question the teams motives, are we just prolonging her imminent death. Does she just want to die in peace?<br />
My camera, is the only thing, between me and Daisy, I lock the focus, then suddenly I’m overwhelmed with sadness, as I see her left front leg, the snare wound, is deep, maybe a third of the way though her foot, the pain from this alone must be overbearing. The JCB, pushing her, these machines, represent so much destruction to me, clearing so much forest on a daily basis. Just over the hill, behind her, 1000’s of hectares of palm oil plantations. The Leuser Ecosystem is in retreat! Tropical lowland forest are still being cleared.. She stands for one last time, then slowly slipping back to her original position. Then sometime this morning she passed away, in peace. Please keep sending funds as we have so much more to do, with 3 more elephant, patrol teams needed desperately. Link in my bio. “I will not forget” @wildlifeasia @racingextinction @istandwithmypack @bksdaaceh @haka_sumatra @rainforestactionnetwork @leonardodicaprio @leonardodicapriofdn #lovetheleuser #cutconflictpalmoil #forgottenelephants
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  • A critically endangered Sumatra elephant, waits for the anesthesia to wear off, after an operation to reduce a wound after the animals had been held in a poachers snare, Leuser Ecosystem, Sumatra, Indonesia. Photo" Paul Hilton
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  • Illegally logged trees within the Leuser Ecosystem is home to some of the last wild herds of elephants in Sumatra. The area is under enormous threat from poachers and deforestation to make room for roads and palm oil plantations. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
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  • On patrol with the FKL rangers in Leuser Ecosystem. The Ecosystem is home to some of the last wild herds of elephants in Sumatra. Forum Konservasi Leuser (FKL) rangers serve to protect the Leuser Ecosystem, which is one of the most biodiverse hotspots in the world; home to rhino, orangutan, tigers and elephants. The area is under enormous threat from poachers and deforestation to make room for roads and palm oil plantations. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
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  • FKL rangers in the Leuser Ecosystem, Sumatra Indonesia. Leuser Ecosystem is home to some of the last wild herds of elephants in Sumatra. Forum Konservasi Leuser (FKL) rangers serve to protect the Leuser Ecosystem, one of the most biodiverse hotspots in the world; home to rhino, orangutan, tigers and elephants. The area is under enormous threat from poachers and deforestation to make room for roads and palm oil plantations. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree ( No Archives, No resales,One time use only )
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  • A trap found by the FKL. Leuser Ecosystem is home to some of the last wild herds of elephants in Sumatra. Forum Konservasi Leuser (FKL) rangers serve to protect the Leuser Ecosystem, one of the most biodiverse hotspots in the world; home to rhino, orangutan, tigers and elephants. The area is under enormous threat from poachers and deforestation to make room for roads and palm oil plantations. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
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  • Patroller with the bones of a deceased Sumatran Elephant caught in a snare
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  • Bones of a deceased Sumatran Elephant caught in snare
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  • Deceased Sumatran Elephant caught in snare
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  • Patrollers with snares
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  • Paul Hilton with snares
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  • Rangers from Uganda Conservation Foundation and the Uganda Wildlife Authority stand on top of a mountain of snares and traps. The thousands of snares weighing over 12 tons and have been collected over a 12 month period in Murchasion Falls national park, Uganda. "This image was created to show the scale of wildlife crime that is still happening on the ground in Africa today and shows the ongoing fight to save the world's last wild places " Quoted Paul Hilton Photojournalist . Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images  for Global Conservation No resales / No archives / One time use only
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  • Rangers from Uganda Conservation Foundation and the Uganda Wildlife Authority stand on top of a mountain of snares and traps. The thousands of snares weighing over 12 tons and have been collected over a 12 month period in Murchasion Falls national park, Uganda. "This image was created to show the scale of wildlife crime that is still happening on the ground in Africa today and shows the ongoing fight to save the world's last wild places " Quoted Paul Hilton Photojournalist . Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images  for Global Conservation No resales / No archives / One time use only
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  • Rangers from Uganda Conservation Foundation and the Uganda Wildlife Authority stand on top of a mountain of snares and traps. The thousands of snares weighing over 12 tons and have been collected over a 12 month period in Murchasion Falls national park, Uganda. "This image was created to show the scale of wildlife crime that is still happening on the ground in Africa today and shows the ongoing fight to save the world's last wild places " Quoted Paul Hilton Photojournalist . Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images  for Global Conservation No resales / No archives / One time use only
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  • Rangers from Uganda Conservation Foundation and the Uganda Wildlife Authority stand on top of a mountain of snares and traps. The thousands of snares weighing over 12 tons and have been collected over a 12 month period in Murchasion Falls national park, Uganda. "This image was created to show the scale of wildlife crime that is still happening on the ground in Africa today and shows the ongoing fight to save the world's last wild places " Quoted Paul Hilton Photojournalist . Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images  for Global Conservation No resales / No archives / One time use only
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  • Rangers from Uganda Conservation Foundation and the Uganda Wildlife Authority stand on top of a mountain of snares and traps. The thousands of snares weighing over 12 tons and have been collected over a 12 month period in Murchasion Falls national park, Uganda. "This image was created to show the scale of wildlife crime that is still happening on the ground in Africa today and shows the ongoing fight to save the world's last wild places " Quoted Paul Hilton Photojournalist . Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images  for Global Conservation No resales / No archives / One time use only
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  • Rangers from Uganda Conservation Foundation and the Uganda Wildlife Authority stand on top of a mountain of snares and traps. The thousands of snares weighing over 12 tons and have been collected over a 12 month period in Murchasion Falls national park, Uganda. "This image was created to show the scale of wildlife crime that is still happening on the ground in Africa today and shows the ongoing fight to save the world's last wild places " Quoted Paul Hilton Photojournalist . Photo: Paul Hilton for Global Conservation No resales / No archives / One time use only
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  • Rangers from Uganda Conservation Foundation and the Uganda Wildlife Authority stand on top of a mountain of snares and traps. The thousands of snares weighing over 12 tons and have been collected over a 12 month period in Murchasion Falls national park, Uganda. "This image was created to show the scale of wildlife crime that is still happening on the ground in Africa today and shows the ongoing fight to save the world's last wild places " Quoted Paul Hilton Photojournalist . Photo: Paul Hilton for Global Conservation No resales / No archives / One time use only
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  • Rangers from Uganda Conservation Foundation and the Uganda Wildlife Authority stand on top of a mountain of snares and traps. The thousands of snares weighing over 12 tons and have been collected over a 12 month period in Murchasion Falls national park, Uganda. "This image was created to show the scale of wildlife crime that is still happening on the ground in Africa today and shows the ongoing fight to save the world's last wild places " Quoted Paul Hilton Photojournalist . Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images  for Global Conservation No resales / No archives / One time use only
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  • Rangers from Uganda Conservation Foundation and the Uganda Wildlife Authority stand on top of a mountain of snares and traps. The thousands of snares weighing over 12 tons and have been collected over a 12 month period in Murchasion Falls national park, Uganda. "This image was created to show the scale of wildlife crime that is still happening on the ground in Africa today and shows the ongoing fight to save the world's last wild places " Quoted Paul Hilton Photojournalist . Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images  for Global Conservation No resales / No archives / One time use only
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  • paulhiltonphotoMeet Daisy, she was caught in a snare, and has been down like this for a number of days. The veterinarians from @vesswic discussed about euthanasia, but she started to eat loads of bananas, pineapple, watermelon, sugarcane and bananas leaves. In this picture, she’s eating a piece of sugarcane. There is a time to live and a time to die, but not now, not on this day. We are on the edge of the Leuser Ecosystem one of the last real wild places on this planet, without these constant gardens of the forest, the system would suffer, biodiversity would be depleted and eventually effect all of us, in some way, everything is so perfectly connected. When we lose an elephant, we lose apart of ourselves. Now is the time to dig deep and help us with a donation, link in my bio. We need more boots on the ground, rangers in the field to prevent this happening, for the forgotten elephants, and for the last great ecosystems of the planet.
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  • Meet Daisy, she was caught in a snare, and has been down like this for a number of days. The veterinarians from @vesswic discussed about euthanasia, but she started to eat loads of bananas, pineapple, watermelon, sugarcane and bananas leaves. There is a time to live and a time to die, but not now, not on this day. We are on the edge of the Leuser Ecosystem one of the last real wild places on this planet, without these constant gardens of the forest, the system would suffer, biodiversity would be depleted and eventually effect all of us, in some way, everything is so perfectly connected. When we lose an elephant, we lose apart of ourselves. Now is the time to dig deep and help us with a donation, link in my bio. We need more boots on the ground, rangers in the field to prevent this happening, for the forgotten elephants, and for the last great ecosystems of the planet. @wildlifeasia @istandwithmypack @bksdaaceh @nadyahutagalung @rainforestactionnetwork @haka_sumatra @leonardodicaprio
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  • paulhiltonphotoMeet Daisy, she was caught in a snare, and has been down like this for a number of days. The veterinarians from @vesswic discussed about euthanasia, but she started to eat loads of bananas, pineapple, watermelon, sugarcane and bananas leaves. In this picture, she’s eating a piece of sugarcane. There is a time to live and a time to die, but not now, not on this day. We are on the edge of the Leuser Ecosystem one of the last real wild places on this planet, without these constant gardens of the forest, the system would suffer, biodiversity would be depleted and eventually effect all of us, in some way, everything is so perfectly connected. When we lose an elephant, we lose apart of ourselves. Now is the time to dig deep and help us with a donation, link in my bio. We need more boots on the ground, rangers in the field to prevent this happening, for the forgotten elephants, and for the last great ecosystems of the planet.
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  • Mountain gorillas pictured in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park in Uganda. A new survey shows the rise of mountain gorillas from about 400 to almost 604 mountain gorillas living in the Virunga massif. The other half of the remaining mountain gorillas can be found in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park in Uganda bringing the number to 1000 plus.<br />
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During the survey, about 400 snares were discovered and some containing dead mountain gorillas, poaching is still a threat to the number of mountain gorillas. Poachers kill mountain gorillas for pet trade, for private animal centers, monetary terms, for meat and others like traditional healers believe that some parts of gorillas are magical.<br />
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The other threat leading to the decrease of mountain gorillas is the transmission of diseases, mountain gorillas are vulnerable to human diseases this mostly happens during trekking or gorillas can transmit in any other ways of getting close to infected humans. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Mountain gorillas pictured in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park in Uganda. A new survey shows the rise of mountain gorillas from about 400 to almost 604 mountain gorillas living in the Virunga massif. The other half of the remaining mountain gorillas can be found in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park in Uganda bringing the number to 1000 plus.<br />
<br />
During the survey, about 400 snares were discovered and some containing dead mountain gorillas, poaching is still a threat to the number of mountain gorillas. Poachers kill mountain gorillas for pet trade, for private animal centers, monetary terms, for meat and others like traditional healers believe that some parts of gorillas are magical.<br />
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The other threat leading to the decrease of mountain gorillas is the transmission of diseases, mountain gorillas are vulnerable to human diseases this mostly happens during trekking or gorillas can transmit in any other ways of getting close to infected humans. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Mountain gorillas pictured in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park in Uganda. A new survey shows the rise of mountain gorillas from about 400 to almost 604 mountain gorillas living in the Virunga massif. The other half of the remaining mountain gorillas can be found in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park in Uganda bringing the number to 1000 plus.<br />
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During the survey, about 400 snares were discovered and some containing dead mountain gorillas, poaching is still a threat to the number of mountain gorillas. Poachers kill mountain gorillas for pet trade, for private animal centers, monetary terms, for meat and others like traditional healers believe that some parts of gorillas are magical.<br />
<br />
The other threat leading to the decrease of mountain gorillas is the transmission of diseases, mountain gorillas are vulnerable to human diseases this mostly happens during trekking or gorillas can transmit in any other ways of getting close to infected humans. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Mountain gorillas pictured in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park in Uganda. A new survey shows the rise of mountain gorillas from about 400 to almost 604 mountain gorillas living in the Virunga massif. The other half of the remaining mountain gorillas can be found in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park in Uganda bringing the number to 1000 plus.<br />
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During the survey, about 400 snares were discovered and some containing dead mountain gorillas, poaching is still a threat to the number of mountain gorillas. Poachers kill mountain gorillas for pet trade, for private animal centers, monetary terms, for meat and others like traditional healers believe that some parts of gorillas are magical.<br />
<br />
The other threat leading to the decrease of mountain gorillas is the transmission of diseases, mountain gorillas are vulnerable to human diseases this mostly happens during trekking or gorillas can transmit in any other ways of getting close to infected humans. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Mountain gorillas pictured in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park in Uganda. A new survey shows the rise of mountain gorillas from about 400 to almost 604 mountain gorillas living in the Virunga massif. The other half of the remaining mountain gorillas can be found in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park in Uganda bringing the number to 1000 plus.<br />
<br />
During the survey, about 400 snares were discovered and some containing dead mountain gorillas, poaching is still a threat to the number of mountain gorillas. Poachers kill mountain gorillas for pet trade, for private animal centers, monetary terms, for meat and others like traditional healers believe that some parts of gorillas are magical.<br />
<br />
The other threat leading to the decrease of mountain gorillas is the transmission of diseases, mountain gorillas are vulnerable to human diseases this mostly happens during trekking or gorillas can transmit in any other ways of getting close to infected humans. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Mountain gorillas pictured in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park in Uganda. A new survey shows the rise of mountain gorillas from about 400 to almost 604 mountain gorillas living in the Virunga massif. The other half of the remaining mountain gorillas can be found in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park in Uganda bringing the number to 1000 plus.<br />
<br />
During the survey, about 400 snares were discovered and some containing dead mountain gorillas, poaching is still a threat to the number of mountain gorillas. Poachers kill mountain gorillas for pet trade, for private animal centers, monetary terms, for meat and others like traditional healers believe that some parts of gorillas are magical.<br />
<br />
The other threat leading to the decrease of mountain gorillas is the transmission of diseases, mountain gorillas are vulnerable to human diseases this mostly happens during trekking or gorillas can transmit in any other ways of getting close to infected humans. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Mountain gorillas pictured in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park in Uganda. A new survey shows the rise of mountain gorillas from about 400 to almost 604 mountain gorillas living in the Virunga massif. The other half of the remaining mountain gorillas can be found in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park in Uganda bringing the number to 1000 plus.<br />
<br />
During the survey, about 400 snares were discovered and some containing dead mountain gorillas, poaching is still a threat to the number of mountain gorillas. Poachers kill mountain gorillas for pet trade, for private animal centers, monetary terms, for meat and others like traditional healers believe that some parts of gorillas are magical.<br />
<br />
The other threat leading to the decrease of mountain gorillas is the transmission of diseases, mountain gorillas are vulnerable to human diseases this mostly happens during trekking or gorillas can transmit in any other ways of getting close to infected humans. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Mountain gorillas pictured in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park in Uganda. A new survey shows the rise of mountain gorillas from about 400 to almost 604 mountain gorillas living in the Virunga massif. The other half of the remaining mountain gorillas can be found in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park in Uganda bringing the number to 1000 plus.<br />
<br />
During the survey, about 400 snares were discovered and some containing dead mountain gorillas, poaching is still a threat to the number of mountain gorillas. Poachers kill mountain gorillas for pet trade, for private animal centers, monetary terms, for meat and others like traditional healers believe that some parts of gorillas are magical.<br />
<br />
The other threat leading to the decrease of mountain gorillas is the transmission of diseases, mountain gorillas are vulnerable to human diseases this mostly happens during trekking or gorillas can transmit in any other ways of getting close to infected humans. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Mountain gorillas pictured in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park in Uganda. A new survey shows the rise of mountain gorillas from about 400 to almost 604 mountain gorillas living in the Virunga massif. The other half of the remaining mountain gorillas can be found in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park in Uganda bringing the number to 1000 plus.<br />
<br />
During the survey, about 400 snares were discovered and some containing dead mountain gorillas, poaching is still a threat to the number of mountain gorillas. Poachers kill mountain gorillas for pet trade, for private animal centers, monetary terms, for meat and others like traditional healers believe that some parts of gorillas are magical.<br />
<br />
The other threat leading to the decrease of mountain gorillas is the transmission of diseases, mountain gorillas are vulnerable to human diseases this mostly happens during trekking or gorillas can transmit in any other ways of getting close to infected humans. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Mountain gorillas pictured in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park in Uganda. A new survey shows the rise of mountain gorillas from about 400 to almost 604 mountain gorillas living in the Virunga massif. The other half of the remaining mountain gorillas can be found in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park in Uganda bringing the number to 1000 plus.<br />
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During the survey, about 400 snares were discovered and some containing dead mountain gorillas, poaching is still a threat to the number of mountain gorillas. Poachers kill mountain gorillas for pet trade, for private animal centers, monetary terms, for meat and others like traditional healers believe that some parts of gorillas are magical.<br />
<br />
The other threat leading to the decrease of mountain gorillas is the transmission of diseases, mountain gorillas are vulnerable to human diseases this mostly happens during trekking or gorillas can transmit in any other ways of getting close to infected humans. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Mountain gorillas pictured in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park in Uganda. A new survey shows the rise of mountain gorillas from about 400 to almost 604 mountain gorillas living in the Virunga massif. The other half of the remaining mountain gorillas can be found in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park in Uganda bringing the number to 1000 plus.<br />
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During the survey, about 400 snares were discovered and some containing dead mountain gorillas, poaching is still a threat to the number of mountain gorillas. Poachers kill mountain gorillas for pet trade, for private animal centers, monetary terms, for meat and others like traditional healers believe that some parts of gorillas are magical.<br />
<br />
The other threat leading to the decrease of mountain gorillas is the transmission of diseases, mountain gorillas are vulnerable to human diseases this mostly happens during trekking or gorillas can transmit in any other ways of getting close to infected humans. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Mountain gorillas pictured in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park in Uganda. A new survey shows the rise of mountain gorillas from about 400 to almost 604 mountain gorillas living in the Virunga massif. The other half of the remaining mountain gorillas can be found in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park in Uganda bringing the number to 1000 plus.<br />
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During the survey, about 400 snares were discovered and some containing dead mountain gorillas, poaching is still a threat to the number of mountain gorillas. Poachers kill mountain gorillas for pet trade, for private animal centers, monetary terms, for meat and others like traditional healers believe that some parts of gorillas are magical.<br />
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The other threat leading to the decrease of mountain gorillas is the transmission of diseases, mountain gorillas are vulnerable to human diseases this mostly happens during trekking or gorillas can transmit in any other ways of getting close to infected humans. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Mountain gorillas pictured in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park in Uganda. A new survey shows the rise of mountain gorillas from about 400 to almost 604 mountain gorillas living in the Virunga massif. The other half of the remaining mountain gorillas can be found in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park in Uganda bringing the number to 1000 plus.<br />
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During the survey, about 400 snares were discovered and some containing dead mountain gorillas, poaching is still a threat to the number of mountain gorillas. Poachers kill mountain gorillas for pet trade, for private animal centers, monetary terms, for meat and others like traditional healers believe that some parts of gorillas are magical.<br />
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The other threat leading to the decrease of mountain gorillas is the transmission of diseases, mountain gorillas are vulnerable to human diseases this mostly happens during trekking or gorillas can transmit in any other ways of getting close to infected humans. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Mountain gorillas pictured in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park in Uganda. A new survey shows the rise of mountain gorillas from about 400 to almost 604 mountain gorillas living in the Virunga massif. The other half of the remaining mountain gorillas can be found in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park in Uganda bringing the number to 1000 plus.<br />
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During the survey, about 400 snares were discovered and some containing dead mountain gorillas, poaching is still a threat to the number of mountain gorillas. Poachers kill mountain gorillas for pet trade, for private animal centers, monetary terms, for meat and others like traditional healers believe that some parts of gorillas are magical.<br />
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The other threat leading to the decrease of mountain gorillas is the transmission of diseases, mountain gorillas are vulnerable to human diseases this mostly happens during trekking or gorillas can transmit in any other ways of getting close to infected humans. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Mountain gorillas pictured in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park in Uganda. A new survey shows the rise of mountain gorillas from about 400 to almost 604 mountain gorillas living in the Virunga massif. The other half of the remaining mountain gorillas can be found in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park in Uganda bringing the number to 1000 plus.<br />
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During the survey, about 400 snares were discovered and some containing dead mountain gorillas, poaching is still a threat to the number of mountain gorillas. Poachers kill mountain gorillas for pet trade, for private animal centers, monetary terms, for meat and others like traditional healers believe that some parts of gorillas are magical.<br />
<br />
The other threat leading to the decrease of mountain gorillas is the transmission of diseases, mountain gorillas are vulnerable to human diseases this mostly happens during trekking or gorillas can transmit in any other ways of getting close to infected humans. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Mountain gorillas pictured in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park in Uganda. A new survey shows the rise of mountain gorillas from about 400 to almost 604 mountain gorillas living in the Virunga massif. The other half of the remaining mountain gorillas can be found in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park in Uganda bringing the number to 1000 plus.<br />
<br />
During the survey, about 400 snares were discovered and some containing dead mountain gorillas, poaching is still a threat to the number of mountain gorillas. Poachers kill mountain gorillas for pet trade, for private animal centers, monetary terms, for meat and others like traditional healers believe that some parts of gorillas are magical.<br />
<br />
The other threat leading to the decrease of mountain gorillas is the transmission of diseases, mountain gorillas are vulnerable to human diseases this mostly happens during trekking or gorillas can transmit in any other ways of getting close to infected humans. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
    A14I2384.tif
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