Back to the Future: 2027 – Tribute to a Virunga Silverback

On November 1st, 2027, the last living mountain gorilla was killed by poachers in the Congo. For the International Festival of Animal and Nature Photography in Montier-en-Der, the photographer Gilles Martin invited visitors to witness the primate’s symbolic burial with an impressive photographic installation. The memorial featured photographs of mountain gorillas accompanied by the text… Read More

Environmental Impact Assessment – Proposed oil exploration in Virunga’s Lake Edward: a fishes’ perspective

Proposed oil exploration in Virunga’s Lake Edward: a fishes’ perspective August 29, 2013 / by biofreshblog . This quest post by Kevin Smith of the IUCN Global Species Programme responds to Susanne Schmitt’s request for information to strengthen the freshwater arguments of WWF’s Campaign to keep oil exploration out of the Virunga World Heritage Site. Dr.… Read More