Panda1 年
Mountain gorilla habitat destroyed in massive illegal forest clearing
Over the last two months, 1,500 hectares of prime mountain gorilla habitat have been cleared by illegal settlers in Virunga National Park, a World Heritage Site. Gland, Switzerland – Over the last two ...
Panda1 年
New census critical for mountain gorillas in Virunga
The Virunga Massif, which comprises the Mikeno Sector of Virunga National Park (DRC), Volcanoes National Park (Rwanda) and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (Uganda), is home to around half of the ...
National Geographic news7 年
Meet the Vets Risking Their Lives to Treat Wild Gorillas
Every month Kambale and Kabuyaya trek into the jungles of Virunga National Park in the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to assess each gorilla’s health. They identify any ...
standardmedia.co.ke3 年
Gorillas pose for amazing selfie with anti-poaching officers
the primates of Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo are naturals. A set of photos taken by their friendly protector shows one gorilla placing its hands on its hips and ...
Mongabay News on MSN1 天
The environmental toll of the M23 conflict in eastern DRC (Analysis)
By Fergus O’Leary SimpsonJoel MasselinkLara Collart The resurgence of the M23 (March 23 movement) rebel group has once again ...
National Geographic news4 年
Inside the Fight to Save One of the World’s Most Dangerous Parks
The park has largely succeeded in protecting mountain gorillas, its top tourist draw ... seven young men repairing a rugged road that leads to Virunga National Park, it did not take much to ...
Smithsonian Magazine1 个月
Mountain Gorillas Threatened
Venture into Virunga National Park with Smithsonian writer Paul Raffaele as he examines the threats facing mountain gorillas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Explore Subscribe Newsletters ...
来自MSN7 个月
One Of The World's Most Biologically Diverse Areas Is A Dangerous National Park
Despite the dangers, Virunga National Park is open to the public. The park offers gorilla trekking, a guided excursion that leads visitors to view the iconic mountain gorillas. In addition ...
WWF8 年
Mountain gorillas: close relatives at risk
Mountain gorillas live in just two isolated groups – one in the Virunga volcanoes – spanning the borders of Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and one in Bwindi ...
JSTOR Daily6 年
Beyond Contesting Limits: Land, Access, and Resistance at the Virunga National Park
Managing a national park in crisis. In: Virunga: the Survival of Africa’s First National Park (eds ... Regional conservation in the Virunga-Bwindi region: the impact of transfrontier collaboration ...
Business Insider India6 年
2 British tourists and their driver have been abducted in Congo's Virunga National Park
Virunga national park runs along the border with Uganda and Rwanda, and is a Unesco world heritage site. It is famously home to critically endangered mountain gorillas, and was the scene of a ...