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Nature 422, 551 (10 April 2003) | doi:10.1038/422551a

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Ape populations decimated by hunting and Ebola virus

John Whitfield

Chimpanzees and gorillas in West Africa are caught in a pincer movement between hunting and the Ebola virus, researchers have warned. The bushmeat trade is threatening their populations near towns, while Ebola is killing almost every animal in some remote areas.