Africa's gorillas face bleak future: report

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DOHA, Qatar- Illegal logging, mining and poaching for bushmeat are pushing gorillas and other great apes in Africa's Congo basin ever closer to extinction, according to a report released this week.

Earlier estimates that the natural habitat of gorillas could shrink by 90 percent within two decades now seem overly optimistic, said Wednesday's report, compiled jointly by the UN Environment Program (UNEP) and international police organization Interpol.