News | Virunga
| Congo Militias Target of Virunga Park Ranger Crackdown | |
VOA News - August 3, 2009 | |
 | The charcoal trafficking…is an extremely lucrative business. It has an annual turnover of over $30 million. And much of those revenues are going to the armed groups. And these armed groups are responsible for the instability in the eastern Congo, which has been an extremely serious problem for over 15 years. |
| Fueling World Ivory Trade Spells New Threat to Africa's Elephant Population | |
VOA News - May 2, 2008 | |
 | An upsurge of elephant poaching in the Democratic Republic of Congo has resulted in the killing of 14 elephants in the past two weeks by militias, the military, and local villagers. Four were felled by an ex-Rwandan Hutu FDLR militia, formerly known as Interahamwe. Three elephants were murdered by the local Mai-Mai militia (PARECO), five by the Congolese military (FARDC), and two by local villagers. |
| Gorilla rangers execution threat | |
BBC News - March 9, 2008 | |
 | Rebels who have seized control of eastern DR Congo's Gorilla Sector have said they will execute any wildlife ranger who attempts to enter the area. Despite the recent signing of a peace deal, a group of rebels have set up a parallel administration in Virunga National Park. |
| Ten millionth tree planted in Congo's gorilla habitat | |
WWF - November 26, 2007 | |
 | WWF and Congolese authorities are celebrating the ten millionth tree planted around Virunga National Park in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a crucial habitat for the endangered mountain gorilla. |
| Rare Gorilla Found Dead in Congo Sting | |
VOA News - September 26, 2007 | |
 | A female mountain gorilla has been found dead in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Virunga National Park, bringing the death toll of the rare animals to 10 so far this year, wildlife groups said Wednesday. |
| Surge in gorilla killings in DR Congo sparks concern from UN official | |
UN News - August 1, 2007 | |
| The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) sounded the alarm today over the fate of mountain gorillas living in a national park in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after another four were found slaughtered late last month. |
