Tag Archives: Virunga
Human respiratory disease threatens mountain gorillas.
Posted by Kevin Heath on March 30th, 2011 at 9: 53 am
Following the deaths of two mountain gorillas in 2009 from a respiratory disease an investigation has discovered that the disease was caused by a human virus. This confirms a long-held suspicion that gorillas are at risk from human diseases. A consequence of this is that gorilla tourism may need to be better managed.
Africa’s oldest national park on the front line
Posted by Kevin Heath on January 26th, 2011 at 12: 34 pm
Established in 1925 the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo is Africa’s oldest national park. The killing of 8 people, including 3 wildlife rangers, yesterday also reminds us that the National Park is in a war zone. By being on the front line this UNESCO World Heritage Site has been and continues [...]