By Elodie Toto “For me, the 100th anniversary of Virunga National Park is the fruit of resistance. A peaceful resistance led by local activists [and] environmentalists,” says François Kamaté ...

Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park, a prime destination for gorilla viewing, also offers exceptional hiking, bird-watching, cycling and other ways to explore the Virunga Mountains. Jacada Travel ...

Virunga National Park said the selfie happened under "exceptional circumstances," reminding people not to approach gorillas in the wild. IE 11 is not supported.

Protecting Virunga Park and seeing Congo’s rich potential. Emmanuel de Merode -- anthropologist, Belgian prince and chief warden of the Virunga National Park -- has dedicated his life to the ...

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Rangers put their lives on the line each day while protecting wildlife and communities within the Virunga National Park, famous for its mountain gorillas, and Monday became a sad reminder of just ...

Hippos are seen close to a ranger station, July 31, 2013, in Lulimibi, Lake Edward, in the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Brent Stirton/Getty for WWF-Canon ...

Rangers are risking their lives to save gorillas in Virunga National Park, which sits in the middle of one of the world’s longest running wars for resources. CNN values your feedback 1.

Six rangers at a prominent national park in Congo are dead and another was badly injured in a horrific ambush carried out Sunday by “armed assailants,” park officials announced. Authori… ...

Only 800 gorillas are left in the wild, many in Virunga National Park. 140 rangers have died protecting gorillas in the last decade. The park's director is hoping clean energy can save the park ...

Virunga National Park (covering an area of 790,000 ha) comprises an outstanding diversity of habitats, ranging from swamps and steppes to the snowfields of Rwenzori at an altitude of over 5,000 m, and ...

The original plan was to shoot a nature documentary in the Virunga National Park in the Eastern Congo, looking at the good progress that park officials had made in encouraging tourism and ...