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‘I escaped death many times’: A man’s life-long work protecting gorillas and communities in the Congo

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'I escaped death many times': A man's life-long work protecting gorillas and communities in the Congo

MThis gorilla hangs low on the forested slopes of Kahuzi-Biega National Park, whose canopy still protects one of the last bastions of the eastern lowland gorilla, or Grauer’s gorilla. It is a landscape of immense biological wealth and equally immense political vulnerability. For 54-year-old Dominic Bicaba, this was once home. His family was among those … Read more

Camels, yachts and poultry trucks: Inside one man’s no-fly journey around the world | CNN

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Omar Nok, 31, a traveler from Egypt, is trying to travel around the world without flying.

As an unusual landmass appeared on the horizon, Egyptian tourist Omar Nok jumped from his narrow berth and climbed onto the deck of his 49-foot sailboat. After weeks spent surrounded only by the ocean, he was frozen in awe at the sight of the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, home to the UNESCO World Heritage-listed … Read more