Congo Gorillas Killing Tagged 
Critter News
JANUARY 13, 2009
Protecting mountain gorillas in the Congo is dangerous work. Just last week, a 33-year-old ranger was killed by Mai Mai rebels. Tags: virunga war congo gorillas endangered species. Mai Mai rebels are described as community-based militia groups frequently involved in banditry.
Critter News
FEBRUARY 6, 2009
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. Over 150 rangers have been killed on duty in this park in the past decade.
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Critter News
DECEMBER 15, 2008
Pretty amazing that the 7 mountain gorilla deaths recorded thus far in Virunga have all been due to natural causes. Two of the deaths were newborns killed by a silverback. Tags: virunga gorilla congo. The rest were adults that died from illness or age.
Critter News
SEPTEMBER 7, 2008
Six thousand people (over 1,000 Congolese soldiers with their families) have left Virunga National Forest where so many of the remaining mountain gorillas live. Sadly, though, another ranger in the Congolese Wildlife Authority was killed by rebel guns. Tags: virunga gorilla congo. You can donate to his family here.
Critter News
NOVEMBER 28, 2008
Now that the rangers have been allowed back into Virunga, they are going to conduct a census to determine what's happened to the mountain gorillas living there. Another nagging worry remains: the gorillas simply won't be there any more. He says: "We've not had reports of any gorilla killings.
Critter News
APRIL 18, 2009
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
JUNE 26, 2009
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. They died between May 25 and June 16, he said.
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