When mangroves disappear, animals and even the people here are in trouble

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Abdoulaye Sagna says mangroves in Senegal are important for seafood and also pelicans, flamingos and monkeys. Photos: AFP

Pelicans, flamingos, monkeys and even hyenas are under threat in Senegal in West Africa, along with the livelihoods of the local people, as thick clusters of mangroves are disappearing.

And it seems that not even an ancestral spirit can save them.

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When mangroves disappear , animals and even the people here are in trouble

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