Photographer Fights African Poaching With Grisly Pictures

Africa's last wild great apes are vanishing. Studies suggest that unless their situation can be stabilized, they may become extinct in the wild within 20 years. The problem has been exacerbated by logging of their habitat—and a huge increase in poaching as hunters gain access to forests along logging roads.

Karl Ammann is a Swiss-born veteran wildlife photographer, author, and conservation activist. He has become increasingly outspoken about the "bush-meat crisis"—bush meat being the meat of wild animals, including apes. The latest book to feature his images, Consuming Nature, draws attention to the slaughter in Africa's remaining forests.

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