Congo: World's largest population of hippos soon to be wiped out

A new aerial survey shows that the hippo population in Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo will soon be extinct due to rampant poaching for hippo teeth and meat, WWF warned today.

Once the world's largest hippo population, with some 29,000 individuals in 1974, it has now dropped to under 1,000 individuals, the global conservation organization said.

Hippos are being killed by soldiers and local militia, as well as local poachers. (...)

Source: World's largest population of hippos soon to be wiped out

Link: World's Largest Hippo Population Almost Gone - WWF


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