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Mad about the Congo

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The rebel forces in the Congo have controlled the gorilla sector of Virunga since 2007. Tags: virunga congo gorillas. 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. So that leaves us with the UN and the EU.

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Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Supports Congo Communities

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the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund "Coins for Congo" program. Tags: virunga poverty economic development congo gorillas. They are also the most logical. Here's an example. These guys are a great group and I've been a member for several years. The mountain gorillas have a special place in my heart (awwwwww!).

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Progress in the Congo? Relief for Virunga?

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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. According to the AP.

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Mountain Gorilla Ranger Slain in the Congo

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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.

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Congo Rebels Claim They Are Protecting the Gorillas

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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. Tags: virunga war congo gorillas.

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UN Envoy Arrives in Congo for Peace Talks

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Tags: congo gorillas. 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 the number of hippopotami had fallen from 30,000 to 1,000. 30,000 to 1,000? I don't have the words to react anymore.

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Five Baby Mountain Gorillas Found at Start of Congo Census

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Tags: virunga congo gorillas endangered species. Answering gunfire rattled up from the valley, in what a ranger said was a clash between the CNDP and the Rwandan Hutu rebels based in the park. Here's a video of the gorillas and the babies (be patient, it tends to start and stop).

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