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14 Articles match "Gorillas","Protection"

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Virunga Wildlife Rangers On the Offensive Against Militias
The Congolese rangers protect the wildlife in Virunga National Park, the most famous inhabitants of which are the 700 remaining mountain gorillas. Tags: virunga rwanda africa congo gorillas endangered species These rangers are very brave people with possibly the most dangerous jobs in the world.
Critter News - Tuesday, August 4, 2009
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European Union Screws Apes Used in Medical Research
Researchers can continue most experiments on mankind's closest relatives -- chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans -- after European Union lawmakers watered down proposals to restrict testing. Here are the results of the EU flirtation with restricting research on primates. It's from a Reuters article from last May.I
Critter News - Thursday, June 4, 2009
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Uganda Benefits from Mountain Gorilla Survival
Uganda is seeing a growth in tourism dollars from visits to see its mountain gorillas. The tourism revenue creates an incentive for Uganda to protect the endangered species at the same time that it contributes to human welfare. There are only about 700 mountain gorillas left in the world. This is very important.
Critter News - Friday, May 29, 2009
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  • Congo Rebels Claim They Are Protecting the Gorillas
    The rebels insist the gorillas are safe. We are protecting them,” said Babu Amani, a rebel spokesman. 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.
    Critter News - Monday, November 17, 2008
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  • Gorilla Rangers Return to Virunga
    The Gorilla Sector of Virunga National Park is inhabited by 200 of the last remaining 700 critically endangered mountain gorillas in the world. Tags: virunga africa gorilla congo endangered species Since September 2007, it has been occupied by rebels who had driven the rangers out. Now it's time to assess the damage.
    Critter News - Saturday, November 22, 2008
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  • Cameroon Sets Up Park for Gorillas
    Let's keep our fingers crossed that it provides effective protection. Cameroon, with one of Africa’s highest rates of deforestation, has set up a new national park to protect gorillas, chimpanzees, elephants and a rare type of antelope called bongo. Tags: conservation africa park gorillas endangered species cameroon
    Critter News - Tuesday, February 24, 2009
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  • Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Supports Congo Communities
    These communities are integral to protection of the environment and its animal inhabitants. the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund "Coins for Congo" program. The mountain gorillas have a special place in my heart (awwwwww!). Tags: virunga poverty economic development congo gorillas They are also the most logical. Here's an example.
    Critter News - Saturday, March 21, 2009
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  • Uganda Benefits from Mountain Gorilla Survival
    Uganda is seeing a growth in tourism dollars from visits to see its mountain gorillas. The tourism revenue creates an incentive for Uganda to protect the endangered species at the same time that it contributes to human welfare. There are only about 700 mountain gorillas left in the world. This is very important.
    Critter News - Friday, May 29, 2009
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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 species 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. Here is a brief Youtube video of him.
    Critter News - Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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  • Extraordinary Growth in Mountain Gorilla Population
    Surprisingly, the mountain gorillas have prospered under the rule of the Congo rebels. In contrast, the 2007 murders of 10 gorillas occurred under the Congolese government's control. The new tally brings the Virunga mountain gorillas to an estimated 211—including 10 babies born during the rangers' absence.
    Critter News - Tuesday, January 27, 2009
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  • Things Continue to Look Up for Mountain Gorillas
    The Rangers in Virunga can continue their daily routines of removing poachers snares (536 snares were found during the recent census taking), filming newborn gorillas and simply enjoying the results of their tremendous sacrifices to protect the gorillas. We have finger prints, gorillas have nose prints. And did you know.
    Critter News - Friday, February 6, 2009
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  • Should the Military Force Protect the Environment?
    Thought-provoking article in the Boston Globe.some green thinkers are now coming to a surprising conclusion: In exceptional circumstances, they say, the only effective way to protect the environment may be at the barrel of a gun. In Nicaragua, the army patrols beaches to protect sea turtle eggs.
    Critter News - Tuesday, December 23, 2008
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  • Former Virunga Park Officials In Prison
    Four senior Wildlife Officers have been arrested and imprisoned after the state Congolese Wildlife Agency (ICCN) pressed charges for complicity in the destruction of the protected forests of Virunga National Park in the east of DR Congo. The charges included the massacre of the gorillas and involvement in the illegal charcoal trade.
    Critter News - Saturday, April 18, 2009
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