Working with the local communities living around Mount Tshiaberimu is an extremely important part of our work to protect the gorillas and the forest. We help to build the capacity of the local people so that they can live in harmony with the forest and protect the habitat for the gorillas. I frequently visit local
First Female Ranger at Tshiaberimu
This is a message from Rebecca, a 23 year old ranger who has recently arrived at Tshiaberimu from ICCN’s local headquarters in Mutsora. I am Rebecca. I have a love of nature. I decided to become a park guard as I saw how the ‘rebellion’ was widely destroying the Virungas National Park. I have just
The Struggle to Protect Congo’s Mountain Gorillas
I was in Goma on the night of 22 July. Emmanuel de Merode was in Bukima with members of my team, and Scott and Brent of Newsweek. They heard shots at around 8pm. The next day, a patrol went in from the Bikenge patrol post and quickly found the bodies of three females. It was
DR Congo Open for Gorilla Tracking
The first steps were taken Jan 2004 on the Congo side of the Virunga Mountains, to once again enter into the lucrative tourist market for gorilla tracking. During the Congo wars to expel the late dictator Mobutu and the subsequent power struggles, and partly caused by Hutu militias responsible for the Rwanda genocide in 1994,
Construction Of A Drystone Wall at Mikeno Sector
Following the recent deforestation and cultivation of a large area in the Mikeno sector of the Virunga National Park, UNEP, WWF, IGCP, the EU and FZS released emergency funds to support the ICCN with the construction of a dry stone wall to help restore the integrity of the park boundary. This report brings you the