Tag: "gorilla"

Mountain Gorillas and their Human Guides: A Symbiotic Relationship

Mountain Gorillas and their Human Guides: A Symbiotic Relationship

In the natural world, there are many symbiotic relationships, those in which two species benefit from each other. Humans, it seems, are rarely part of such a partnership, so it was all the sweeter to believe I had discovered one.

 
Amy Gotliffe

Post on Jan 08, 2009 by

Wire Snares in Africa

Wire Snares in Africa

Photo by: Melissa Batson And how they put a snare in the plan for chimps and humans to live together. In the Budongo Forests of Uganda, a large group of Chimpanzees, named by researchers The Sonso Group, attempt to thrive in their natural habitat, eating plants and small prey. At the same time, humans who [...]

 
Amy Gotliffe

Post on Jul 03, 2008 by

Answering the Call of the Wild

Answering the Call of the Wild

Why cell phones are bad for gorillas and how Eco-Cell is helping. Got a cell phone? Then in your pocket or stuck to your ear is a metallic ore called Coltan, short for Columbite-tantalite, a vital component in the capacitors that control current flow in cell phone circuit boards. Your i-pod, laptop, DVD player and [...]

 
Amy Gotliffe

Post on Jan 30, 2008 by