[Mike]

This may not be Earth Shaking, but it makes sense given all the other upper respiratory illnesses we’ve seen.
I’m taking all my suppliments and Bentonite, hope you all are too.
Bridget

Tue Jul 12, 2005 3:48 pm
Hi Guys
These deaths are second only to poaching, which is very active
because it is very lucrative.
Deaths, second to that is a very big statement.
I sure hope someone connects the dots and soon for all our sakes.
Hotter than hell here, but we are playing at Moma Java’s anyway.
Best to all
Bridget

http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=mg18725074.500
Gorilla deaths show tourists should keep their distance
12 July 2005
NewScientist.com news service

POACHING is the biggest killer of mountain gorillas, but respiratory
diseases come a close second, accounting for about a quarter of
deaths, according to a major survey.

Around 700 mountain gorillas live in two separate populations, one
in Uganda and the other in a region that straddles Rwanda, the
Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The animals are classed
as critically endangered on the IUCN’s red list, although they are
the only great ape species whose numbers are increasing.
The Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project, based in Ruhengeri, Rwanda,
investigated 100 gorilla deaths dating back to 1968. The team found
that 40 were due to trauma, for which poaching is almost always the
cause in adults. More surprising was the detrimental effect of
respiratory diseases, including influenza A and parainfluenza
viruses, which killed 24 of the animals.

In a bid to cut the risk of people passing these diseases on, eco-
tourists who trek to see the gorillas in the wild already have to
stay at least 7 metres away, and keep their visits to no more than
an hour.

The populations are closely monitored, and relatively well
protected. “But their overall numbers are small, and their situation
is still pretty precarious,” warns team member Chris Wittier at
North Carolina State University in Raleigh.
From issue 2507 of New Scientist magazine, 12 July 2005, page 17