WWF - Congo Basin - Species - 0 views
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Bonobos are under threat from bushmeat hunters and habitat loss.
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From famous forest elephants to rare butterflies, the Congo Basin has a global reputation for the variety of wildlife found inside its forests. Peaks of biodiversity and endemism are found in the Cameroon highlands, the western equatorial forests of Cameroon and Gabon, the coastal mangroves, the Albertine Rift highlands and the eastern lowland forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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The Congo Basin holds up to one-quarter of the world's tropical forests. Its mosaic of ecosystems - rivers, forests, savanna, swamps and flooded forests - are teeming with life. These forests regulate local climate and the flow of water, protect and enrich soils, control diseases and safeguard water quality.