‘Dinosaur’ Sightings Are on the Rise in the Congo. Could This Legendary Monster Really Exist?
After a century of decreased sightings, reports of a long-necked water monster the size of a hippopotamus are once again ...
Unraveling the mysteries of the world’s most critical rainforest
For decades, the Congo Basin was largely invisible to climate science. Now, a new generation of Central African researchers ...
What we know about Congo illness that has sickened 400, killed 50
Health officials do not know the cause of the outbreaks, or whether the cases in the two remote villages are related ...
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Elusive rainforest animals seen on high-definition trail cameras in Congo. ‘Amazing’
High-definition trail cameras at a national park in the Republic of the Congo revealed a “truly breathtaking” glimpse of some elusive rainforest animals. Conservationists hope the project ...
Cameroon's Baka people say they are part of the forest: That's why they look after it
The Congo Basin's hunter-gatherer people have the secret to living well with the forest. While doing fieldwork in 2020, I ...
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Africa’s tropical forests could be next in line as global food demand grows
To date, agricultural expansion in sub-Saharan Africa has mainly been driven by small-scale subsistence farmers. Yet since ...
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Elusive wildlife shows up for photographer’s camera traps in Congo
In 2023, Will Burrard-Lucas, a U.K.-based photographer who specializes in high-definition camera-trapping, set up cameras at four sites in the Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, a 4,000-square ...
Congo rebel leader says sanctions or minerals deal with the US won’t stop fighting in the east
The leader of the rebels who captured two key cities in eastern Congo says international sanctions and the planned minerals ...
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Elusive rainforest animals seen on high-definition trail cameras in Congo. ‘Amazing’
High-definition trail cameras at a park in the Republic of the Congo reveal elusive rainforest animals. A photo shows two African forest elephants. Photo from Will Burrard-Lucas and Wildlife ...