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

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. Here is a brief Youtube video of him.

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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.

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Animal Ethics

JUNE 7, 2016

Further, did those who reacted so strongly to Harambe’s killing go home and serve meat to their children? The zoo, surely, carries responsibility for deficiencies in its enclosure. In light of this horrible incident, is it right for the zoo to carry on a breeding program that subjects more animals to such unnatural lives?

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Critter News

DECEMBER 29, 2008

This situation sounds a lot like the the mountain gorillas, the Congo and Virunga National Park. Several park guards have been shot and killed in recent years. Ivory poachers using automatic weapons have decimated elephant populations - particularly when herds migrate seasonally outside of the park.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2018

The definition of the word HUNT is “to chase or search for game or other wild animals for the purpose of catching or killing.” One is defined as catching or killing and the other as keeping from injury. Why would any human being think that killing a Giraffe ( Giraffa ) is a good idea? A newly created U.S.

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