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An Expert Explains What Happens to Gorillas After They Die in Zoos
The gorilla Harambe was shot by Cincinnati Zoo workers after a small boy fell into his enclosure, but a professor says the silver lining is that his body could be valuable for research purposes.
'The Real Pygmies Experience': Evicted Batwa People Now Just Act Out a Previous Life for Tourists
The Batwa pygmy community in southwestern Uganda was violently forced from the forests and are now forbidden from going back to their ancestral home — unless performing on the Batwa Trail.
Forced Out of the Forest: The Lost Tribe of Uganda
VICE News films with the Batwa pygmies, where they struggle against discrimination and poverty to survive in Uganda.
The Lost Tribe of Uganda (Trailer)
VICE News learns how Batwa pygmies, having being forced from the forest, struggle against discrimination and poverty to survive in Uganda.
Poaching and Civil War Aren't the Only Threats to Africa's Dwindling Population of Mountain Gorillas
The Ebola outbreak highlights how disease can spread from animals to humans; but it's a problem that cuts both ways.