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July 31st is World Ranger Day!

July 31st is World Ranger Day!

Virunga Park Ranger

Today is World Ranger Day and we hope you will join us in celebrating the brave rangers around the world who risk their lives every day to protect the planet’s endangered plants and animals. Sadly, today is also a day to commemorate the many rangers that have given their lives for conservation. Rangers in Virunga

Twin Gorillas Born in Virunga Park

New Twin Baby Gorillas Born in Virunga National Park

New Twin Baby Gorillas Born in Virunga National Park

Twin Gorillas Born in Virunga Park

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the entire tourism sector   and Conservationists have been overfilled by joy as the Virunga National Park welcomes twin baby gorillas. While game rangers where carrying out inspections in the tropical rain forest of the Virunga National Park, they spotted an adult female gorilla from the Nyakamwe gorilla family group holding her

Mapuwa Gorilla Family

Virunga Celebrates Births of 7 Baby Gorillas

Virunga Celebrates Births of 7 Baby Gorillas

Mapuwa Gorilla Family

Virunga’s rangers couldn’t be happier with the way 2018 has begun. The first of seven births happened on January 7th, when Sebutimbiri of the Mapuwa family gave birth to a boy. Several days later four more babies were born within five days of each other. With January in the books, rangers understandably thought they had

Virunga’s Widows Sewing Workshop has Opened!

Virunga’s Widows Sewing Workshop has Opened!

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Virunga National Park in the Congo DRC is Africa’s oldest national park and home to a quarter of the world’s mountain gorillas, and while in this park do not miss to visit Nyiragongo for the amazing hiking and this hike takes one day ascending and one day descending and on top you take an overnight

Nyiragongo Volcano Brings Rich Soils But Eruption Threat

Nyiragongo Volcano Brings Rich Soils But Eruption Threat

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Situated in Goma town in the Virunga National Park, Mount Nyiragongo is an active stratovolcano with an elevation of 3,470 meters (11,380 ft) in the associated with the Albertine Rift Nyiragongo. The volcano is active in that the last eruption happened 14 years ago but signs of another eruption are showing meaning that another eruption is

3 Virunga Rangers Killed in Action

3 Virunga Rangers Killed in Action

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We deeply regret to announce that three Virunga National Park rangers were just killed in action. The incident took place today, 13 March, in the Park’s Rwindi section, in the area’s ongoing conflict. Park Director Emmanuel de Merode and section chief Innocent Mutazimiza returned from the scene this evening. We will post more details once