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| Anthropologists’ work prompts Republic of Congo to enlarge National Park Posted: 02 Mar 2012 11:33 AM PST Research by anthropologists has spurred the Republic of Congo to enlarge its Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park boundaries to include the Goualougo Triangle. The Goualougo Triangle is a remote, pristine forest that is home to at least 14 communities of "naïve" chimpanzees with little exposure to humans. |
| Law that regulates shark fishery is too liberal, experts say Posted: 02 Mar 2012 10:25 AM PST Shark fins are worth more than other parts of the shark and are often removed from the body, which gets thrown back into the sea. To curtail this wasteful practice, many countries allow the fins to be landed detached from shark bodies, as long as their weight does not exceed five per cent of the total shark catch. New research shows that this kind of legislation is too liberal. |
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