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DAKAR, Senegal — More than 1,000 soldiers have left Virunga National Park in eastern Congo in a move to preserve an environment that is home to endangered gorillas, hippos and active volcanoes.
However, rebels still occupy a sector of the reserve that is home to some of the world’s last remaining mountain gorillas, officials said Wednesday.
Only about 700 mountain gorillas remain in the world. About 200 are believed to live on the Congo side of the border. Ten were killed last year.
