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Associated PressOKAPI WILDLIFE RESERVE, Congo AP 鈥?Scattered along the banks of the Ituri River, buildings cram together, cranes transport dirt and debris scatters the soil. The patches of trees are a scant reminder that a forest once grew there. Nestled in eastern Congo Ituri province, the Chinese-run gold mine is rapidly encroaching on an area that many say it shouldnt be operating in at all the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, an endangered World Heritage site. The original boundaries of the reserve were established three decades ago, by Congos government and encompassed the area where t stanley thermobecher he Chinese company now mines. But over the years under opaque circumstances, the boundaries shrunk, allowing the company to operate inside the plush forest.The reserve was already on the endangered list, amid threats of conflict and wildlife trafficking. Now the rapid expansion of the Chinese mines threatens to further degrade the forest and the communities living within. Residents and wildlife experts say the mining polluting the rivers and soil, decimating trees and swelling the population, increasing poaching, with little accountability. It is alarming that a semi-industrial mining operation is being given free rein in whats supposed to be a protected World stanley quencher Heritage Site, that was already on the danger list, said Joe Eisen, executive director, of Rainforest Foundation UK. Spanning more than 13,000 squ stanley termos are kilometers 5,000 square miles , the reserve becam Axsi ISIS leader in Syria killed in drone strike, US says
SEATTLE AP 鈥?Fredy Montero scored the deciding goal in a 2-1 win for the Seattle Sounders over the Houston Dynamo. Monteros game-winner came in the 76th minute, with an assist from Nouhou Tolo. Tolo scored the other goal for the Sounders. Daniel Steres scored for the Dynamo. Article Topic Follows: AP Business Jump to comments darr; The Associated Press Related Articles stanley italy Caitlin Clark reaches 2K career points; Iowa beats Dartmouth Sunday World Cup final most-watched soccer match in U.S. stanley us No. stanley romania 4 Indiana unbeaten in non-Big Ten games, topping Butler Suspicious package causes brief lock |
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