Mountain gorillas are an endangered species with an estimated 700 left in the wild. Nearly half of these animals live in Virunga National Park, which borders Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The gorillas are caught in the middle of the Congo’s ongoing civil war between militia groups and the Congolese Army. This month’s National Geographic, along with a companion documentary, uncovers the question: “Who murdered the mountain gorillas?”
Last week, Charlie Rose sat down with conservationist Dr. Emmanuel de Merode, National Geographic photographer Brent Stirton, and Godefroid Wambale, wildlife warden from Virunga.
Watch the discussion:
Read more about the conflict in Virunga National Park, including information about the murdered gorillas and attacks on World Wildlife Fund workers at Gorilla Protection.
To get a glimpse inside the kingdom of Virunga National Park’s mountain gorillas, visit NATURE’s The Gorilla King. There, you can watch videos, learn about gorilla family dynamics, and explore the turbulent family history of one the Virunga’s royal gorilla families.
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[...] gorillas were found dead in Rwanda’s Virunga National Park. Learn more about the case in this Charlie Rose interview with Virunga conservationists. Also, the Gorilla Protection blog has an update on the year anniversary of the [...]