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November 03, 2016

After a Long Demise Due to Poaching, Virunga’s Hippos Climbing Back

November 3, 2016—Recent surveys for hippos in Virunga National Park—the oldest protected area in Africa—have found that the beleaguered behemoths are finally recovering from decades of poaching and habitat loss in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

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