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34 Articles match "Congo"
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Volcano Threatens Endangered Chimpanzees
A volcano near Virunga National Park has erupted in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Tags: natural disaster chimpanzees virunga africa congo gorilla The 700 remaining mountain gorillas are safe because they are out of the lava's path, but about 40 endangered chimpanzees and other animals living in the area are directly threatened.
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Critter News
- Monday, January 11, 2010
Let’s Catch Up!
As for our human animal counterparts, one of the stories that really got my attention this summer was about the pervasiveness and brutality of rape in Congo. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit to Congo this summer is what first brought my attention to this matter, and I haven’t been able to stop reading about it. There have been SO many things I’ve wanted to write about lately, but I’ve let summer get the best of me and been a bad little blogger. In an effort to “catch up”, here are just a few of the things I’ve been thinking about
Creature Talk
- Thursday, September 17, 2009
Virunga Wildlife Rangers On the Offensive Against Militias
The Congolese National Park Authorities have sent the biggest ever deployment of armed rangers to strike at charcoal-making operations run by armed groups deep in the forests of Virunga National Park in Eastern DR Congo. The move, undertaken in collaboration with the UN peace-keeping forces MONUC, follows a report by the United Nations Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of Congo identifying charcoal from Virunga National Park as a major source of revenue for illegal armed groups. The Congolese rangers protect the wildlife in Virunga National Park, the most famous inhabitants of which are the 700 remaining mountain gorillas.
Critter News
- Tuesday, August 4, 2009
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Mad about the Congo
The rebel forces in the Congo have controlled the gorilla sector of Virunga since 2007. Tags: virunga congo gorilla I suppose I've come to this pretty late and gorilla people already knew that this trouble was brewing. Clearly, I haven't been following this as I should have been. Right now, I am frustrated with the EU and the UN.
Critter News
- Thursday, November 13, 2008
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UN Envoy Arrives in Congo for Peace Talks
Tags: congo gorilla Things are very, very bad. It's a humanitarian and ecological disaster. The UN has got to wrap this up. A Congolese minister says that "In 2007 alone, we recorded the slaughter of 15 mountain gorillas and more than 20,000 antelopes," ....adding adding that in the past decade
Critter News
- Saturday, November 15, 2008
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Wild Chimpanzees Threatened in the Congo
Two of my favorite issues are chimpanzees threatened in labs and mountain gorillas threatened in the Congo. Let's combine the two and look at chimpanzees threatened in the Congo. Because they are in serious trouble there too. (Warning: Heartbreaking pictures in this link.) Poachers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) threaten the existence of the largest remaining continuous population of chimpanzees in the world. This conclusion is drawn by Cleve Hicks, based on observations made during his 2007-2008 survey of towns, villages and forests in the Buta-Aketi region of the DRC.
Critter News
- Sunday, March 29, 2009
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Progress in the Congo? Relief for Virunga?
Security Council agreed Thursday to send 3,100 more peacekeeping troops to Congo, while rebels said they remained committed to a pullback from the front lines despite an army attack. Rebels in Congo pulled hundreds of fighters back from several front-line positions as promised on Wednesday in what the U.N. Tags: virunga congo gorillas endangered specie I hope so. We've got to get the gorilla rangers back into Virunga.
Critter News
- Thursday, November 20, 2008
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Congo Rebels Claim They Are Protecting the Gorillas
France began circulating a draft resolution on Monday that would temporarily authorize an additional 3,085 troops and police officers for the peacekeeping mission in the Congo to protect civilians in the eastern part of the country.
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Critter News
- Monday, November 17, 2008
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Mountain Gorilla Ranger Slain in the Congo
Protecting mountain gorillas in the Congo is dangerous work. Tags: virunga war congo gorillas endangered specie Just last week, a 33-year-old ranger was killed by Mai Mai rebels. Mai Mai rebels are described as community-based militia groups frequently involved in banditry. Another ranger was wounded in the attack and a rebel was captured.
Critter News
- Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Supports Congo Communities
the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund "Coins for Congo" program. Tags: virunga poverty economic development congo gorilla I strongly support conservation organizations that work with and support surrounding human communities. These communities are integral to protection of the environment and its animal inhabitants. It's important to understand that environmental
Critter News
- Saturday, March 21, 2009
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Congo Officer Arrested for Baby Chimp Sales
Tags: iccn chimpanzees wildlife trafficking africa cong No wonder wildlife trafficking is such a problem. Even members of the army are involved. In this case, someone confused a baby chimp with a baby gorilla. ICCN (Congolese Wildlife Authority) rangers received a tip-off that someone in Goma was trying to sell a baby gorilla. The rangers
Critter News
- Monday, August 25, 2008
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Five Baby Mountain Gorillas Found at Start of Congo Census
Tags: virunga congo gorillas endangered specie Now, don't get too excited, because this is not an indication of how the Virunga population is doing as a whole. BUT, the rangers are shocked because these five babies were all born and survived during the war period. Things are not all peaceful yet either.
Critter News
- Sunday, November 30, 2008
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Silverback Gorillas in Virunga
Tags: virunga congo gorilla Cool. See silverback gorillas stalking each other in Virunga.
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Critter News
- Friday, January 2, 2009
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