On the morning of May 11, Rachel Masika Baraka, a park ranger, was setting out on a normal day at work in Virunga National Park, the oldest, largest and most biologically diverse park in the ...

A group of about 580 savanna elephants recently returned to Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after crossing over from Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda. The ...

“Any oil exploitation inside the property would seriously affect its integrity,” UNESCO said. 19 May 2014 – The United Nations agency that oversees World Heritage Sites has issued an urgent appeal for ...

DOZENS of fires are visible from the air. Flying above Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the jungle is so strikingly green that anything else sticks out. The Congo basin, ...

April 1996 - March 2006 - December 2010: World Heritage Centre Reactive Monitoring missions; August 2007: joint World Heritage Centre/IUCN Reinforced Monitoring mission; March 2014: joint World ...

Two orphaned mountain gorillas struck a pose recently that looks like it could have been a scene from any backyard barbecue or house party. Virunga National Park ranger Mathieu Shamavu took the selfie ...

Saint Petersburg - The committee overseeing World Heritage Sites yesterday cautioned that petroleum exploration in Virunga National Park could cause serious harm and should be halted. WWF, the ...

Escalating violence in mid-2018, resulting in the deaths of seven park rangers, forced the closure of Virunga National Park to visitors. The park is known for its diverse wildlife, especially its ...

Leonardo DiCaprio is continuing his work to support Africa’s Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Earth Alliance, which was co-founded by DiCaprio, Emerson Collective and Global ...