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FILE- In this file photo taken Tuesday Nov. 25, 2008, two mountain gorillas are seen in the Virunga National Park in eastern Congo. Congo's Virunga National Park, home to about a third of the world's mountain gorillas, has barred visitors until June 1, 2020, citing "advice from scientific experts indicating that primates, including mountain gorillas, are likely susceptible to complications arising from the COVID-19 virus."(AP Photo/Jerome Delay-File)

FILE- In this file photo taken Tuesday Nov. 25, 2008, two mountain gorillas are seen in the Virunga National Park in eastern Congo. Congo's Virunga National Park, home to about a third of the world's mountain gorillas, has barred visitors until June 1, 2020, citing "advice from scientific experts indicating that primates, including mountain gorillas, are likely susceptible to complications arising from the COVID-19 virus."(AP Photo/Jerome Delay-File)

March 22, 2020

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Africa's mountain gorillas also at risk from coronavirus
March 22, 2020 5:13 a.m.

Africa's mountain gorillas also at risk from coronavirus

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — As the coronavirus infects more people around the world, conservationists are warning of the risk to another vulnerable species: Africa's endangered mountain gorilla.