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Wilderness Explored

Episode 3: Congo

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

The first Europeans to penetrate the vast forests of central Africa encountered an exuberance of animals, plants and minerals. Their accounts created a sensation back in their own countries, none more so than that of the gorilla, yet has this abundance of wildlife and resources been at the expense of the region's indigenous populations? Show less

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