Congo Endangered Species Tagged 
Critter News
NOVEMBER 20, 2008
Security Council agreed Thursday to send 3,100 more peacekeeping troops to Congo, while rebels said they remained committed to a pullback from the front lines despite an army attack. Rebels in Congo pulled hundreds of fighters back from several front-line positions as promised on Wednesday in what the U.N. According to the AP.
Critter News
MARCH 29, 2009
Two of my favorite issues are chimpanzees threatened in labs and mountain gorillas threatened in the Congo. Let's combine the two and look at chimpanzees threatened in the Congo. Poachers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) threaten the existence of the largest remaining continuous population of chimpanzees in the world.
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Critter News
JANUARY 13, 2009
Protecting mountain gorillas in the Congo is dangerous work. Tags: virunga war congo gorillas endangered species. Just last week, a 33-year-old ranger was killed by Mai Mai rebels. Mai Mai rebels are described as community-based militia groups frequently involved in banditry. Here is a brief Youtube video of him.
Critter News
NOVEMBER 30, 2008
Tags: virunga congo gorillas endangered species. Answering gunfire rattled up from the valley, in what a ranger said was a clash between the CNDP and the Rwandan Hutu rebels based in the park. Here's a video of the gorillas and the babies (be patient, it tends to start and stop).
Critter News
JANUARY 6, 2009
Tags: virunga congo gorillas endangered species. Good long article in the Sydney Morning Herald about the mountain gorillas in Virunga.
Critter News
MAY 4, 2009
There has unfortunately been an increase in smuggling attempts in the Congo. Tags: wildlife crime smuggling trafficking congo gorillas endangered species. A baby lowland gorilla was rescued from smugglers on Sunday, April 24. Here is an article about it. Look at the face of the baby when it's revealed.
Critter News
JANUARY 27, 2009
Surprisingly, the mountain gorillas have prospered under the rule of the Congo rebels. Tags: global warming virunga africa congo gorillas endangered species. In contrast, the 2007 murders of 10 gorillas occurred under the Congolese government's control.
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