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10 Pictures Virunga Rangers: Policing Africa’s Most Dangerous Park
In support of Virunga Frontline Defenders and World Elephant Day
Virunga National Park is facing several threats despite the efforts from rangers and local conservationists to protect its resources. One of its resources are elephants which inhabit different ecosystems of the park from the forested areas to the savanna areas. Elephants in Virunga are also victims of the illegal ivory trade and many have been… Read More
#WRD – IUCN: Rising murder toll of park rangers calls for tougher laws
With poachers responsible for more than half of ranger deaths over the past two years, IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and the International Ranger Federation (IRF) call for a toughened stance against wildlife crime globally, marking World Ranger Day celebrated across the globe on 31 July. Fifty-six rangers have lost their lives… Read More
The Last Stand of the Gorilla – Environmental Crime, Oil and Conflict in the Congo Basin
FOR MORE, PLEASE READ: . The Last Stand of the Gorilla – Environmental Crime and Conflict in the Congo Basin . Gorillas, the largest of the great apes, are under renewed threat across the Congo Basin from Nigeria to the Albertine Rift: poaching for bushmeat, loss of habitat due to agricultural expansion, degradation… Read More
April 2013 – A Responsibility to Preserve: Protecting Virunga National Park from Oil Drilling, Poaching and Armed Groups
Written by Joshua Alter Virunga National Park (Virunga) covers 790,000 hectares in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).(2) Originally designated a national park in 1925, Virunga became a United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) World Heritage site in 1979.(3) Virunga has been described as “the most unique biosphere in the world,” with more… Read More
The Awakening of the Virunga
LE REVEIL DES VIRUNGA – Philippe Lamair 12 octobre 2011 Journalistes : Philippe Lamair, avec Tanguy Dumortier Le projet Le Parc des Virunga, en République démocratique du Congo, est à la fois un joyau de la nature, classé au patrimoine mondial de l’humanité par l’UNESCO, et une zone de conflit parcourue par de nombreux groupes… Read More
Vu du Ciel – Les hippopotames du lac Edward – R.D. Congo
The Virunga Elephants near Lake Edward
Watch some amazing footage of the Virunga Elephants. The road that you see on the video is the main and only road going to Vitshumbi, Lake Edward, a few kilometers away from Nyakakoma, the place where SOCO intends to conduct its oil search. Virunga elephants are at risk; in te last couple of months some… Read More
