Mountain gorilla: Conservation efforts appear to be paying off for large, charismatic animals.
Author: BBC News - Science & Environment
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Badger culling has ‘modest’ effect in cutting cattle TB
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Badger cull: Vets accuse ministers of ‘barefaced lies’
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