BBC online reports on the pledge taken by African countries against gorilla poaching."The gorilla action plan is designed to tackle the three main threats facing gorillas - loss of habitat, poaching and the Ebola virus - and all the 10 range states have signed up.
The plan commits them to securing good habitat for the animals, including the creation of reserves that cross national boundaries where that is appropriate.
They are supposed to clamp down on poaching and reduce the impact of conflict.
There was some good news this week from Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where rangers were able to return to the area where mountain gorillas roam, after having been forced away by armed men a few weeks ago."
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