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Volcano erupts in eastern Congo, official says  -  Jan 2, 2010
Washington PostAP Photo/Congolese Wildlife Authority, Virunga National Park, HO) (Ho - AP) ... The director of Virunga National Park says the eruption is "of great ...

Congo park reports 10 gorillas born in 16 months  -  Jan 26, 2009
San Francisco ChronicleIt found the park's habituated population in Virunga National Park had increased from 72 to 81, including the infants and two females that had not been ...

Rare giraffe-like animal photographed  -  Sep 10, 2008
msnbc.comThe new image was made by a camera trap in the African Democratic Republic of Congo's Virunga National Park. The okapi, sometimes called a "forest giraffe," ...

Gorillas benefit from Congo ceasefire  -  Mar 5, 2007
Telegraph.co.ukFollowing a successful pilot further north in the Virunga National Park, the British-registered charity ... Hippos Fewer than 20 now in Virunga National Park.

Article: Poachers put Congo hippos on brink of extinction - Chicago...  -  Nov 10, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Chicago Sun-Times - HighBeam ResearchVIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK, Congo -- In his poaching days in the Congo forests, Guillaume Kasereka used a rusty Russian-made ...

Year of the Gorilla Opens With Hope for Virunga Park Gorillas  -  Dec 24, 2008
Environment News ServiceVIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK, Democratic Republic of Congo, December 24, ... Virunga National Park was created in 1925 as Africa's first protected area and is ...

Virunga Elephants Recovering Thanks to Heroic Park Guards  -  Jun 21, 2006
Environment News ServiceSince 1996, more than 100 park guards in Virunga National Park have been ... Established in 1925, Virunga National Park once had the highest density of ...

10 Endangered Gorillas Born in 16 Months in Congo Park  -  Nov 25, 2009
FOXNewsBaby gorilla Wathaut, from the Mapuwa family group of gorillas, is seen at the Virunga National Park, near the Ugandan border in eastern Congo. ...

Eight mountain gorillas are shot dead in troubled national park  -  Jul 28, 2007
Times OnlineThe killings, in the Virunga National Park in eastern Congo, ... 1925 Albert National Park (a precursor of Virunga National Park) is created by royal decree ...

Volcanic lava threatens DRCongo national park  -  Jan 4, 2010
Yahoo! NewsThe lava was also increasing speed as it hit steeper ground in the Virunga National Park, he said. "The situation is not very good," he said. ...

New wave of fighting in Congo threatens gorillas  -  Nov 18, 2008
New York TimesTheir home, Virunga National Park, is high ground - with mist-shrouded mountains and ... Officials with Virunga National Park are urging the rebels and ...

Silverback gorillas killed in motiveless attack  -  Aug 9, 2007
Telegraph.co.ukThe DRC's Virunga National Park - bordering Rwanda's Volcano National Park to the south and Uganda's Mgahinga National Park - is made up of largely ...

Article: Congo's hippos being hunted - and eaten - to extinction -...  -  Nov 10, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Deseret News - HighBeam ResearchVIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK, Congo -- In his poaching days in the Congo forests, Guillaume Kasereka used a rusty Russian-mad...

Standing up for Congo's rare mountain gorillas  -  May 12, 2009
Christian Science MonitorMembers of the Humba gorilla family interact in Virunga National Park, in Bukima, ... There are an estimated 200 gorillas in Virunga National Park, ...

At least 4 killed as Congo rebels, army clash - Africa - msnbc.com  -  Aug 28, 2008
msnbc.comEmmanuel de Merode, who directs Virunga National Park for the Congolese ... Virunga National Park is located in a lawless swath of eastern Congo that the ...

Zebra-like giraffe relative rediscovered  -  Jun 9, 2006
msnbc.com...“The rediscovery of okapis in Virunga National Park is a positive sign,� said Marc ... Virunga National Park, located on the border with Rwanda and Uganda, ...

Clashes in Congo park endanger gorillas  -  Sep 8, 2007
USA TODAY - USA TodayVirunga National Park is located in a lawless swath of eastern Congo that the country's government has struggled to bring under control for years. ...

Congo: Baby gorillas get lush new jungle digs  -  Dec 2, 2009
Atlanta Journal ConstitutionVirunga National Park director Emmanuel de Merode said Wednesday the gorillas ... Virunga National Park is home to 200 of the world's 720 remaining mountain ...

Belgian Named New Warden of Troubled Gorilla Park  -  Aug 7, 2008
National GeographicVirunga National Park encompasses not only some of the planet's richest biodiversity—with more than a thousand animal species, the highest concentration of ...

The tragic slaughter of hippos in the Congo  -  Oct 19, 2006
Daily MailHippos will have disappeared from Africa's Virunga National Park by Christmas unless poaching is stopped, wildlife experts have warned. ...

Taste for hippo meat threatens population  -  Nov 11, 2005
msnbc.comVIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK, Congo - In his poaching days in the Congo forests, ... Only about 800 remain in Virunga National Park, in the northeast of the ...

Congo army leaves national park, rebels stay  -  Sep 3, 2008
FOXNews..."Demilitarizing Virunga National Park remains our greatest and most difficult challenge. The Congolese National Army has taken the first step, ...

Rangers battle odds to save rare gorillas  -  Aug 12, 2007
Sydney Morning HeraldVirunga National Park was established in 1925 by the Belgians. There were royal visits in the 1950s, and during the 1970s the zoologist Dian Fossey - who ...

Photo in the News: Rare Mountain Gorilla Born in Congo  -  Jan 23, 2010
National GeographicNamed Ndeze, the infant was born on February 17 in Virunga National Park in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where rebel forces have recently ...

Diary: Protecting mountain gorillas  -  Sep 1, 2007
BBC NewsOn 22 July, armed men entered the Democratic Republic of Congo's Virunga National Park and killed five critically endangered mountain gorillas at ...

Africa's Oldest National Park In Crisis : NPR  -  Jul 5, 2008
NPRBut first, Virunga National Park in Central Africa was created as a sanctuary ... WERTHEIMER: To see images of Virunga National Park and watch a National ...

Around the World | Article from The Washington Post | HighBeam …  -  Jan 7, 2009
Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam Research...intersection of Congo, Rwanda and Uganda ... the habitat. Eastern Congo has been gripped by ... war in 2002. Virunga National Park, established in ... ...

Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo.(okapi's foot...  -  Dec 1, 2006
Free with registration - Current Science, a Weekly Reader... - AccessMyLibrary.comVIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK, Democratic Republic of the Congo--You would never forget an okapi if you saw one. The rare mammal looks like a horse wearing striped ...

Congo violence imperils mountain gorillas  -  Oct 8, 2007
Boston GlobeVirunga National Park, established in 1925 as Africa's first national park, is in a lawless region of eastern Congo that the country's government has ...

Belgian Named New Warden of Troubled Gorilla Park  -  Jan 24, 2010
National GeographicHe began working full-time in Virunga National Park in 2001, training rangers for the Zoological Society of London. In 2003, de Merode married into what is ...

Mammals in war-torn Virunga National Park recovering finds WCS survey  -  Jun 20, 2006
Mongabay.comA recent wildlife census conducted in Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) revealed that several species of large mammal are now ...

10 gorillas born in 16 months | Article from Deseret News (Salt Lake...  -  Jan 27, 2009
Pay-Per-View - Deseret News - HighBeam ResearchVIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK, Congo (AP) - The first census of critically endangered mountain gorillas carried out by governmen...

Congo fighting threatens gorillas Park rangers flee, leaving endangere...  -  Nov 19, 2008
Pay-Per-View - International Herald Tribune - HighBeam ResearchTheir home, Virunga National Park, is high ground - with mist- shrouded mountains and ... Officials with Virunga National Park are urging the rebels and ...

Rare Gorilla Found Dead in Congo Sting  -  Sep 26, 2007
Voice of AmericaTen gorillas have been killed in Virunga national park since fighting erupted between forces loyal to Nkunda and the Congolese army. ...

Congo Gorilla Killings Fueled by Illegal Charcoal Trade  -  Jan 26, 2010
National GeographicA strong military presence is clearly visible in and around Virunga National Park, with soldiers manning frequent roadblocks and mingling with villagers. ...

Nkunda rebel fighters take over Virunga National Park in east Congo  -  Oct 26, 2008
earthtimes.orgBy : DPA. Nairobi - Forces of rebel Tutsi general Laurent Nkunda Sunday captured the headquarters of eastern Congo's Virunga National Park, forcing 50 game ...

… mission on the massacre of the Virunga National Park gorillas in...  -  Aug 17, 2007
MONUC...are currently conducting a joint emergency assessment mission, following the massacre of mountain gorillas in the Virunga National Park, located in the ...

Our fight to save gorillas, by Virunga National Park chief  -  May 2, 2009
RFIAfter the rescue of a baby gorilla hidden in a bag at Goma airport this week, a leading campaigner says that the apes are in danger from poaching and the ...

Q&A: Gorilla protection diary  -  Feb 7, 2008
BBC NewsThe Democratic Republic of Congo's Virunga National Park and the surrounding Virunga ... Innocent: Rangers in Virunga National Park all receive wildlife ...

Article: Congo's hippos being eaten to extinction - AP Worldstream | ...  -  Nov 9, 2005
Pay-Per-View - AP Worldstream - HighBeam ResearchVirunga National Park is home to as many as 5000 Rwandan Hutu rebels ... Images 11-30-2008 Park rangers, working in the Virunga National Park, and some . ...

Article: Mozambique Goes Natural - The Washington Post | HighBeam …  -  Jul 9, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam ResearchVirunga National Park. The world ... occurred, National Geographic presents ... Virunga National Park and its endangered ... ...

Baby Gorilla Saved From Trafficker in Congo  -  Apr 28, 2009
ABC NewsOfficials at Virunga National Park said Tuesday the gorilla suffered from dehydration after being put in the bottom of the bag for more than six hours. ...

Virunga celebrates 80th anniversary amidst violence  -  Apr 20, 2005
WWF InternationalVirunga National Park is home to more than a fifth of the world's 700 remaining ... Park guards patrolling on the boundary of Virunga National Park, ...

In safe hands  -  Jan 2, 2010
The AgeThere, a passionate group of rangers, primatologists and carers from Virunga National Park embarked on the seven-day-a-week, 24-hour-a-day marathon needed ...

… works with UN refugee agency to protect Congo's Virunga National...  -  Sep 12, 2007
WWF InternationalCollection of wood within Virunga National Park is being regulated, ... Virunga National Park is situated in eastern DRC along the borders with Rwanda and ...

Gorilla diary: Nov 2007 - Jan 2008  -  Feb 18, 2008
BBC NewsThe patrols against the illegal charcoal trade in Virunga National Park continued this week ... If we let Virunga National Park be destroyed for fuel wood, ...

Article: Wardens and guards in Congo game parks to receive awards for...  -  Jun 1, 2005
Pay-Per-View - AP Worldstream - HighBeam ResearchArticle: U.S. Support to Virunga National Park and Mountain ... ... The rediscovery of okapis in Virunga National Park after almost half a century ... ...

Volcano erupts in east Congo, sending lava toward national park home...  -  Jan 18, 2010
Winnipeg Free PressThe director of Virunga National Park says the eruption is "of great concern" ... Virunga National Park is home to 200 of the world's 720 remaining mountain ...

Rwanda: Encroaching on Mountain Gorilla Homes  -  Jun 19, 2009
AllAfrica.comToday armed groups control majority of Virunga National park as their main source of ... Virunga National Park is the world's largest and most diverse park ...

Ugandans evicted from Congo game park  -  Mar 26, 2006
Independent OnlineYears of civil war in the Congo have led to the pillaging of Virunga National Park, Africa's oldest animal conservation zone which was established in 1925 ...

Endangered Gorillas "Held Hostage" by Rebels in Africa Park  -  May 23, 2007
National Geographic..."The Mai Mai are doing everything to sabotage the good intentions of well-intentioned conservationists," Virunga National Park Director Norbert Mushenzi ...

An Uneasy Peace Plan For Congo's Gorillas : NPR  -  Nov 29, 2008
NPRBut Virunga National Park is a highly charged political landscape. ... Prince EMMANUEL DE MERODE (Director, Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of ...

Article: Congo's hippos being eaten to extinction - AP Worldstream | ...  -  Nov 9, 2005
Pay-Per-View - AP Worldstream - HighBeam ResearchImages 11-30-2008 Park rangers, working in the Virunga National Park, and some . ... State: U.S. Support to Virunga National Park and Mountain Gorillas of ...

In Congo, With Rebels Now at Bay, Calm Erupts  -  Mar 4, 2009
New York TimesJean-Marie Serundori, a ranger in Virunga National Park in eastern Congo, with a mountain gorilla last month. Rebel attacks had forced him to flee in ...

For gorillas, chaos vs. hope; Rangers in Congo, unpaid for more than...  -  Jul 24, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Chicago Tribune - ProQuest ArchiverVirunga National Park was established in 1925 by the Belgians. It had intermittent heydays: There were royal visits in the 1950s, and during the 1970s, ...

Congolese Civil War Threatens Gorillas, Forests  -  Nov 28, 2008
FOXNews25: A mountain gorilla holds her baby in Virunga National Park near the ... The charcoal cutters of Virunga National Park know that their trade is illegal. ...

Congo's hippos fast disappearing ...; Poachers blamed for huge...  -  Nov 12, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Toronto Star - ProQuest ArchiverOnly about 800 remain in Virunga National Park, in the northeast of the country, down from 29000 in the mid-1970s, according to Walter Dzeidzic of the World ...

The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, ...  -  Jan 3, 2009
Sydney Morning HeraldUnder siege ... a silverback in Virunga National Park. The gorillas are safer now than they were before. It was during the government control that so many ...

Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan  -  Jan 12, 2010
Daily Times...“The re-establishment of a Ranger presence in Virunga National Park is paramount to the protection of the flora and fauna in the park,� park authorities ...

Rare gorilla birth recorded in Congo - World environment- msnbc.com  -  Mar 2, 2007
msnbc.com17 in Congo's Virunga National Park, home to some of the world's last 700 mountain gorillas, said Samantha Newport of the conservation support group ...

Elephants, Large Mammals Recover From Poaching In Africa's Oldest …  -  Jun 26, 2006
sciencedaily.comEstablished in 1925, Virunga National Park remains the most species rich park ... Virunga National Park has been the major destination for tourists in the ...

Elephants Decimated in Congo Park; China Demand Blamed  -  Aug 29, 2008
National Geographic..."We believe that less than ten were killed last year," said Samantha Newport, spokesperson for Virunga National Park. "Undoubtedly this year is a lot, ...

Hippos—And Precious Dung—Vanishing From African Lake  -  Dec 14, 2005
National GeographicHippos in Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are on the ... Virunga National Park straddles the Rwandan and Ugandan border. ...

Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan  -  Jan 8, 2010
Daily TimesTwo years ago, rangers in Congo's Virunga National Park began ... The Virunga National Park, Africa's oldest nature reserve and one of only three protected ...

Gorilla Habitat Seized Rebels in Congo | Article from The Washington ...  -  Oct 8, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam ResearchVirunga National Park, established in 1925 as Africa's first national park, is located in a particularly lawless area that the government has struggled for ...

Congo: 10 gorilla babies born  -  Oct 7, 2009
News24Virunga National Park, Congo - The first census of critically endangered mountain ... It found the park's habituated population in Virunga National Park had ...

Casualties of war - Congo's hippos  -  Jan 2, 2006
Pay-Per-View - New Zealand Herald - Factiva, from Dow JonesThe devastation in Virunga National Park is becoming clear after the end of a five-year civil war in 2003 and the weakening of the militias. ...

Rare African okapi seen in wild  -  Sep 13, 2008
Tehran TimesThe sightings in Virunga National Park prove the species is surviving in the jungle despite years of civil conflict. Dr. Noelle Kumpel, ZSL's bush meat and ...

Killings raise new fears for mountain gorillas  -  Jan 18, 2007
People & the Planet...allied to a local warlord in the Virunga National Park in the Democratic ... Virunga National Park, created in 1925 as Africa's first protected area, ...

Congo's Hippos Hunted, Eaten to Extinction | Article from AP Online |...  -  Nov 9, 2005
Pay-Per-View - AP Online - HighBeam ResearchOnly about 800 remain in Virunga National Park, in the northeast of the country, ... Poachers attacked the endangered animals at the Virunga National Park ...

Sign of hope emerges in Congo's jungles Gorilla park was once a rebel...  -  Mar 5, 2009
Pay-Per-View - International Herald Tribune - HighBeam ResearchToday, the hills are quiet, which has allowed the wildlife rangers back into Virunga National Park, home to 200 of the last 700 or so mountain gorillas on ...

Gorilla Sanctuary Is Congo War Front  -  Jan 12, 2008
FOXNewsVIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK, Congo — Not far from a hillside where several mountain ... But in Virunga National Park, where more than 120 rangers have been killed ...

Article: Group: Congo Park Hippos Face Extinction - AP Online | …  -  Oct 21, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam ResearchTuesday in eastern Congo's Virunga National Park, said Samantha Newport of the ... Virunga National Park is located in a lawless swathe of eastern . ...

Congo-Kinshasa: Threat to Great Apes Highlighted At Virunga Meeting  -  Jul 11, 2008
AllAfrica.comWildlife, habitat and rangers in Virunga National Park in the DRC are under siege. A war between rebel militias and the Congolese army often prevents ...

Mountain gorillas get 24-hour armed guard  -  Aug 24, 2007
New ScientistIn Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, ... Only about 700 survive, roughly half in the Virunga National Park and the rest in ...

Rebels invade Congo gorilla sanctuary, park rangers evacuated  -  Sep 4, 2007
Mongabay.comGuerillas have invaded Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, causing park rangers to flee, and leaving critically endangered mountain ...

DR Congo rebels seize army camp  -  Oct 27, 2008
Kenya Broadcasting CorporationThe rebels have also taken control of the headquarters of Virunga national park, home to some of the world's last remaining mountain gorillas. ...

Baby gorilla orphaned after mother shot in Congo  -  Jun 11, 2007
CBC.caUNESCO inscribed the Virunga National Park on the list of World Heritage in Danger sites in 1994 because of mass poaching and deforestation in the ...

2 die as vehicle ambushed in Congo gorilla reserve  -  Jul 9, 2008
FOXNewsVirunga National Park is in a lawless swath of eastern Congo, straddling a volcanic mountain range that borders Rwanda and Uganda. ...

East Africa: African Officials Pledge to Keep Virunga Parks Secure  -  Jul 18, 2008
AllAfrica.comOf particular concern is Virunga National Park, most of which lies in the DRC. ... "It is vital to rid Virunga National Park of militia groups who threaten ...

… Release: US Support to Virunga National Park and Mountain Gorillas...  -  Sep 18, 2007
Pay-Per-View - M2 Presswire - HighBeam ResearchUS Support to Virunga National Park and Mountain Gorillas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. from M2 Presswire. Highbeam Research – FREE Trial.

Congo gorilla murder charges  -  Mar 21, 2008
NEWS.com.auHonore Mashagiro was a director of the Virunga National Park when he allegedly promoted ... Virunga National Park is in a lawless swath of eastern Congo, ...

Gorilla diary: February - July 2008  -  Jul 22, 2008
BBC NewsOn a sad note, the director of Virunga National Park, Alexandre Wathaut, died of natural ... Remember this is made from forests of Virunga National Park, ...

Diary: Protecting mountain gorillas  -  Nov 9, 2007
BBC NewsThis is destroying Virunga National Park. Our park, which covers some 8000 sq km (3100 sq miles), is Africa's oldest national park. ...

Rangers, gorillas threatened in Congo .  -  Jan 13, 2008
Lawrence Journal-World - Google News ArchiveVIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK, CONGO — Not far from a hill side where several ... But in Virunga National Park, where more than 120 rangers have been killed over ...

Congo-Kinshasa: Gorilla Organisation Welcomes Congo Peace Deal  -  Jan 25, 2008
AllAfrica.com..."We hope for more peaceful times and look forward to resuming the gorilla monitoring activities in the Virunga National Park". ...

Congo Rangers Return From Refugee Camps to Protect Mountain …  -  Nov 21, 2008
FOXNewsRangers have returned from refugee camps to Virunga National Park to protect gorillas. FILE: Lowland gorilla silverback is seen in this Aug. 5 photo. ...

Uganda: Uganda Wildlife Authority Statement On Basongora Pastoralist  -  Jun 18, 2007
AllAfrica.comIn March 2006, Virunga National Park evicted them and they returned to Uganda. It should be noted that those Basongora who returned from DRC and were ...

Congo wardens honored for saving wildlife  -  Jun 3, 2005
msnbc.comKINSHASA, Congo - When more than 100 armed militia fighters launched an attack in eastern Congo's Virunga National Park, guard Bisimwa Kajabika was shot ...

Emergency Gorilla-Protection Force Deployed in Congo  -  Aug 21, 2007
National GeographicThe emergency measure is intended to end the attacks on endangered gorillas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Virunga National Park. ...

UN steps in to save gorilla habitats  -  May 23, 2009
HinduIn this handout photo provided by Gorilla.cd, the Website of Virunga National Park, an orphaned baby gorilla recovers after it was saved from an animal ...

Park rangers, working in the Virunga National Park, and some... |...  -  Nov 30, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Getty Images - HighBeam ResearchPark rangers, working in the Virunga National Park, and some... ... find Getty Images articles. ROBERTO SCHMIDT Getty Images 11-30-2008 Park rangers, ...

Gorilla Warfare; Even after 10 years of war, rangers are stunned by...  -  Aug 6, 2007
Free with registration - Newsweek - AccessMyLibrary.comSummer rains drenched the plains and canopied jungle of Virunga National Park, a vast preserve along the eastern border of the Democratic Republic of Congo ...

A park ranger, working in the Virunga National Park, smiles at... |...  -  Nov 30, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Getty Images - HighBeam ResearchA park ranger, working in the Virunga National Park, smiles at... ... find Getty Images articles. ROBERTO SCHMIDT Getty Images 11-30-2008 A park ranger, ...

Congo rebels vow to end gorilla killings  -  Jan 25, 2007
CTV.caCongo's Virunga National Park -- where the gorilla corpses were found -- has been ... Some 97 Virunga National Park rangers have died on duty since 1996, ...

Article: Rare Mountain Gorilla Born in Congo Park - AP Online | …  -  Aug 24, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam ResearchThe gorilla was born Tuesday in eastern Congo's Virunga National Park, ... Virunga National Park is located in a lawless swathe of eastern Congo that the ...

Uganda: The Basongora and Wild Animals Cannot Co-Exist  -  Jun 13, 2007
AllAfrica.comIn March 2006, Virunga National Park evicted them and they returned to Uganda. It should be noted that those Basongora who returned from DRC and were ...

US Support to Virunga National Park and Mountain Gorillas of the …  -  Sep 18, 2007
Free with registration - M2 Presswire - AccessMyLibrary.comThe US Department of State and US Agency for International Development are making available $496000 of new funds to support the park rangers and endangered ...

World Wildlife Federation: Solving Problems Faced by People Fleeing …  -  Sep 13, 2007
commondreams.orgVirunga National Park is a designated World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Known in the United States as World Wildlife Fund and recognized worldwide by its panda ...

Article: Group: Congo Park Hippos Face Extinction - AP Online | …  -  Oct 21, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam ResearchTuesday in eastern Congo's Virunga National Park, said Samantha Newport of the ... Virunga National Park is located in a lawless swathe of eastern . ...

Rangers v rebels: fight to save rare gorillas  -  06 Aug 2009
Independent...have attacked and destroyed hundreds of illegal charcoal kilns deep in the forests of Virunga National Park, in a bid to disrupt the environmentally

Congo Militias Target of Virunga Park Ranger Crackdown  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Voice of AmericaThe Congolese National Park authorities say the raids have struck charcoal kiln sites deep within the forests of the Virunga National Park, which generates

Last chance to save the gorilla  -  ‎Aug 2, 2009‎
Ethiopian ReviewIn 2007, at least eight gorillas were shot dead in DRC's Virunga National Park, apparently as a warning to park staff trying to stop illegal charcoal

Rwanda: Soldier Kills Two, Shoots Self  -  ‎Jul 31, 2009‎
AllAfrica.comKigali — Three Rwanda Defence Forces soldiers attached to 61 Battalion operating near Virunga National Park at Rwanda-DRC boarder are dead following a shoot

Crowning glory: World's only bald gorilla is still king of the jungle  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
Daily MailRangers at the Virunga National Park where he lives are unable to explain the reason for the nine-year-old's bald patch, but say he has earned a celebrity

Dr. Jan Ramer, Indianapolis Zoo Vet, Leaves to Manage Mountain ...  -  ‎Jul 26, 2009‎
Zoo and Aquarium Visitor News...the Virunga National Park in the DRC, and the Mgahinga National Park in Uganda; and, 2) the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park in Uganda.

Wildfires threaten endangered gorilla habitat in central Africa  -  ‎Jul 20, 2009‎
Telegraph.co.ukThere were reports that some gorilla families and other wildlife were forced to flee closer to the Congolese Virunga National Park, part of the

Is this the world's only bald gorilla?  -  ‎Aug 1, 2009‎
Daily ContributorRangers at the Virunga National Park have been unable to find the reason for his bald patch but it has attracted attention from around the globe.

Time runs out for the gorillas  -  ‎Jul 23, 2009‎
The NationalA gorilla relaxes in foliage on the slopes of Mount Mikeno in the Virunga National Park. Roberto Schmidt / AFP You might have missed it, but in December

Blue Beret Kanhaiyas  -  ‎Jul 23, 2009‎
The Langar HallVirunga National Park lies in Eastern Congo adjacent to Rwanda. Throughout the past fifteen years, the region has been embroiled in communal strife and has

An Interview with Kir...  -  ‎Jul 23, 2009‎
Energy TribuneRB: I've recently exchanged emails with Emanuel de Merode, the game warden in Virunga National Park about the problem of deforestation in that region and

DRC: Charcoal profits fuel war in east  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
IRINnews.org...and some individuals in the army are implicated in the traffic of makala [charcoal]," said Emmanuel de Merode, director of Virunga National Park.

Charcoal trade funds Congo conflict  -  ‎Jul 31, 2009‎
United Press International...and some individuals in the army are implicated in the traffic of makala (charcoal)," said Emmanuel de Merode, director of Virunga National Park,

Baby crocodile causes panic, seized at Abu Dhabi airport  -  ‎Aug 1, 2009‎
Gaea TimesOfficials at Virunga National Park said Tuesday the gorilla suffered from dehydration after being put in the bottom of the bag for more than six hours.

Congo-Kinshasa: FDLR threat continues in Kivus  -  ‎Jul 23, 2009‎
ReliefWeb (press release)...system of local taxation, not least through the expansion of road taxes, and a charcoal tax it levies on villagers living around Virunga National Park.

Okapi born this spring at the Bronx Zoo makes first public appearance  -  ‎Jul 27, 2009‎
Mongabay.comLast year, WCS researchers discovered okapi in Virunga National Park, where it had not been seen in more than 50 years.

Africa Confidential • Vol 50 - N° 15 _3  -  ‎Jul 27, 2009‎
The ZimbabweanIn early July, forest guards employed by the Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature tried to clear the Virunga National Park on the Uganda

Nachrichten und Neuigkeiten aus der Tierwelt  -  ‎Aug 1, 2009‎
TIER.TV - Erstes Deutsches TierfernsehenUnter anderem ihrem Schutz dient der Virunga National Park im Osten der Demokratischen Republik Kongo. Ein Gorilla-Männchen glänzt jedoch besonders im Licht

Singura gorila cheala din lume, atractia unei rezervatii din Congo  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
Ziare.com...care in limba bastinasilor inseamna mic, adica asa cum arata gorila la nastere, este vizitat de oameni din intreaga lume la Virunga National Park,

Kongo: Glatzköpfiger Gorilla ist der Einzige seiner Art  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
ShortNews.deEin Gorilla-Männchen im Virunga National Park im Kongo ist der Liebling der Besucher. Die Kahlköpfigkeit ist kein Zeichen von Alter, denn der neunjährige

Cargos de nuit (vague 16)  -  ‎Jul 15, 2009‎
AgoraVox...announced the provision of $496000 of new funds for wildlife conservation in the Virunga National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Professor to measure environmental impact of war  -  ‎Mar 24, 2009‎
EurekAlert (press release)..."It is very difficult to determine the exact number of gorillas because they are located in the Virunga national park, which is a trans-border zone

Congo's war-baby gorillas bring hope for endangered species  -  ‎Mar 4, 2009‎
Canada.comThe infants are all war-babies, born in the 15-month period since CNDP rebels wrested control of the eastern gorilla-sector of Virunga national park from

UN, zoo group launch 'Year of the Gorilla'  -  ‎Mar 10, 2009‎
Canada.comBy AFP, AFPDecember 26, 2008 Baby gorillas play near a female in a clearing on the slopes of Mount Mikeno in the Virunga National Park on November 28, 2008.

Daily Briefing: Wed.  -  ‎Mar 4, 2009‎
Mother Nature Network...but pockets of them — such as those in Virunga National Park — have actually seen slight population growth amid all the armed conflict.

Study finds most wars occur in Earth's richest biological regions  -  ‎Mar 2, 2009‎
Hindu...meat and widespread poaching that can decimate wildlife populations – such as 95 percent of the hippopotamus slaughtered in DRC's Virunga National Park.

Forskare: fyra av fem krig drabbar känslig natur  -  ‎Mar 10, 2009‎
Dagens MiljöFör tvÃ¥ Ã¥r sedan slaktades bergsgorillor i Virunga National park som en följd av det instabila läget under inbördeskriget i Demokratiska republiken Kongo.

8 in 10 conflicts in environmental 'hotspots': study  -  Feb 20, 2009
AFPIn Democratic Republic of Congo, which has been wracked by conflict on and off since 1960, hippopotamus herds in Virunga National Park have been nearly

Congo park reports 10 gorillas born in 16 months  -  Jan 26, 2009
The Associated PressVIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK, Congo (AP) — The first census of critically endangered mountain gorillas carried out by government authorities since rebels seized

The untold tragedy of the Congo war  -  Feb 10, 2009
The Independent,Local sources on the ground in Virunga Park confirm that Rwandan troops have passed near Rutshuru and Rumangabo, in the heart of Virunga National Park,

Reporter’s diary: Face to face with Gen. Nkunda  -  Feb 18, 2009
The Independent,Allegations emerged of killings of gorillas in Virunga National Park, at the heart of CNDP-held territory. Western media portrayed Nkunda as an eccentric

Things Looking Up for DRC Gorillas  -  Feb 2, 2009
About - News & Issues,Two good pieces of news for the mountain gorillas in Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). A recent census carried out by

Can the Rwanda-DRC deal bring peace in North Kivu?  -  Feb 6, 2009
Daily Nation,It is close to the Virunga National Park which includes the Lake Edward which provides fish to the two provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu.

Could Rebel Fighting Possibly Be Good for Gorillas?  -  Jan 28, 2009
UN DispatchThe population of mountain gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Virunga National Park has risen by 12.5%, a census shows.

Giant population of lions could live war-torn region  -  Jan 30, 2009
Mongabay.comMeanwhile in Congo's Virunga National Park civil strife makes it difficult to monitor and conserve wildlife — predators and prey alike.

Science news: Some climate shift may be permanent  -  Jan 29, 2009
Detroit Free Press,Mountain gorillas inhabiting Virunga National Park that are considered tame increased to 81 in January from 72 in January 2007, the park said in a report.

Mountain gorilla population increases despite war  -  Jan 30, 2009
Science Centric,The number of mountain gorillas in Virunga National Park has increased despite the war being waged in and around the area, according to the first count in

Gorilla resurgence: Babies born in Congo war zone  -  Jan 29, 2009
guardian.co.uk,AP The first census of critically endangered mountain gorillas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Virunga national park since rebels seized the area

International briefs  -  Jan 27, 2009
Dubuque Telegraph Herald,VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK, Congo -- The first census of critically endangered mountain gorillas carried out by government authorities since rebels seized the

Intelligence analyses Rwanda role on ADF  -  Feb 10, 2009
The Independent,Tiger was to come down from the Rwenzori to identify possible areas in VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK where ADF could would shift. 2.

International briefs: Coalition government collapses in Iceland  -  Jan 26, 2009
Fort Worth Star Telegram,Kabila’s administration late last year paved the way for staffers who had fled the fighting and rebel occupation to return to Virunga National Park.

Red Cross warns DR Congo combatants to spare civilians  -  Jan 26, 2009
AFPCongolese and Rwandan troops are carrying out a joint operation against Rwandan Hutu rebels, pushing northwards in DR Congo's Virunga National Park area.

DRC: UN raises concerns over civilians in east  -  Jan 28, 2009
IRINnews.org,...the FDLR [Forces démocratiques pour la liberation du Rwanda] have withdrawn to positions on the Rutshuru-Ishasha road to hide in Virunga national park,

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