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An attempt at reestablishing mountain gorilla monitoring in Virunga NP
Yesterday, May 24, Virunga National Park sent a team of rangers back to Bukima in an attempt to reestablish the monitoring of habituated mountain gorillas that range in that area. The hope was to locate the gorillas after several weeks without contact. That last few weeks have been volatile, with rebel movements within the National Park and intense fighting raging between rebel militias and the Congolese army on the... Read more »
Monitoring reports from North Kivu, DRC
Throughout the week, IGCP has kept in touch with our partners throughout Mikeno sector including Virunga National Park staff, partner NGOs, and community organizations we work with. In an objective assessment of community conservation in the 20 years of the IGCP coalition, the authors wrote "The true value of community conservation is only likely to be realized under non-normal 'shock' conditions." We are... Read more »
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