Gorillas, charcoal and the fight for survival in Congo's rainforest | Peter Beaumont

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Gorillas, charcoal and the fight for survival in Congo's rainforest

On a scarred hillside on the edge of the Kahuzi-Biéga national park, smoke rises from the once-forested slope as men cut down trees and burn them for charcoal. Suddenly, warning cries echo across the landscape. Park rangers are arriving. More men come running to the scene, some carrying machetes in anticipation of a confrontation. A tense stand-off follows.

 

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kateholtphoto Good article. Photos, information, etc. It really gives you the idea of the situation

There has to be a limit to homo expansion into others' territories.

We evolved from gorillas.

Please leave their habitat alone.

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