‘My park rangers protect Congo’s people and ecosystems as war rages all around’
Virunga national park’s warden credits rangers with keeping mountain gorillas and visitors safe despite conflict fuelled by plunder of natural resources
Last updated on 09 May 2016
Type:
Costa Rica and Ecuador and Paraguay
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Country:
Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa)
Region:
Africa
Threats:
Unsustainable hunting and trapping
Illegal trade
Species group:
Terrestrial mammals