Democratic Republic of the Congo

On September 13, 2012, a young gorilla was brought to the Kahuzi-Biega National Park headquarters by a community conservation group, who claimed to have been given the baby by the...

The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund In­ter­na­tio­nal (DFGFI) has expanded its efforts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to build a new Grauer’s Gorilla Conservation and...

Some of the largest tracts of forest habitat in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo are located in the Walikale and Lubutu territories. Although the forests are not...

The Maїko National Park (MNP) is one of 7 national parks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It was established by Presidential Decree no. 070/312, dated 20...

On November 20th, the rebel group M23 occupied the town Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. In news releases on the internet we read that there are thousands of...

With rebel troops bearing down on Virunga National Park headquarters at Rumangabo, the decision to evacuate all ranger families has been made. Rangers need to continue their work...

Virunga National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located along the eastern border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is Africa’s oldest national park. Home to a...

Everything starts with awareness. Virunga needs you to spread the news of the crisis to everyone you know and ask each of them to do the same. By harnessing the power of...

Ever since the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, the region has been plagued with civil war. Blessed by boundless natural resources, minerals, and fossil fuel deposits, the area around...

Against the backdrop of war – and despite the death of 130 of their comrades over the last 15 years – Virunga’s park rangers continue to protect the mountain gorillas. Why do they...