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Human protectors' sniffles killing endangered chimps?

Source: NewKerala

Beijing : China | about 1 year ago

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London, January 25 : The idea of involving local people in the vicinity of jungles to protect animals from poachers seems to have boomeranged, with an African study suggesting that the contact with humans may be making chimpanzees vulnerable to

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News Source: NewKerala | about 1 year ago

London, January 25 : The idea of involving local people in the vicinity of jungles to protect animals from poachers seems to have boomeranged, with an African study suggesting that the contact with humans may be making chimpanzees vulnerable to...