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In this photo taken July 30, 2014, a tourist and park rangers wear protective masks as they visit 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)

In this photo taken July 30, 2014, a tourist and park rangers wear protective masks as they visit 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)

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.