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mountain gorilla in the Virunga national park, in the Democratic Republic of
the Congo (DRC). WWF-UK has welcomed decisions to close protected areas for mountain gorillas to
eco-tourism during the pandemic. Cath Lawson, the Africa
conservation manager, said: ‘Mountain gorillas are known to be susceptible to
other human respiratory illnesses, so we have to assume that they are
susceptible to the virus which causes the disease Covid-19 in humans. That
means that right now, minimising human-mountain gorilla interaction, and the
opportunity for disease transmission, is the priority.’
Photograph:
Sabrina Schumann/WWF-UK
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