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Dozens of animals have been killed by armed groups at Africa's oldest national park in the Democratic Republic of Congo since the start of the year, park officials and environmental groups said Tuesday. Tags: virunga africa congo gorillas endangered species Lots of animals have died since the beginning of the year. From AFP. MORE >>

The 2009 Year of the Gorilla (YoG) partnership is supporting a project enabling local residents in areas endangered by increasing demands for fuel – not least the Virunga National Park, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – to buy low-cost, fuel-efficient stoves. Habitat destruction is a very serious threat to the mountain gorilla. MORE >>

There has unfortunately been an increase in smuggling attempts in the Congo. Tags: wildlife crime smuggling trafficking congo gorillas endangered species A baby lowland gorilla was rescued from smugglers on Sunday, April 24. Here is an article about it. And here is a video about the bust and arrests. MORE >>