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You will receive your welcome gift pack after registering your information. By adopting a gorilla with Virunga National Park, you support Rangers, trackers, and gorilla doctors devoted to the protection of Park’s wild mountain gorilla and eastern lowland gorilla populations. With over a third of the world’s entire population of mountain ...
History. Virunga National Park is Africa’s oldest park established in 1925 as Albert National Park mainly to protect and conserve mountain gorillas when its borders were marked, under Belgian rule to promote sustainable tourism development. The park was later after independence in 1969 renamed Virunga national park to signify the chain of 8 ...
Understand [edit]. Virunga National Park is a 7800-km² World Heritage Site that lies on the eastern border of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where it borders Uganda as well as Rwanda.It is the oldest national park in Africa and the second oldest in the world (after Yellowstone).It is named after the Virunga Mountain (volcanoes) range that lie in the south of the park.
In 2022. Our snaring efforts: Virunga’s trained Rangers coordinate regular desnaring operations with the help of local people. Snares are also dismantled during Ranger patrols. Specially trained dogs are often used to track poachers by detecting human scent from clothing and snare traps set. There are often spikes in snare deployment when ...
Guardians of Biodiversity. Virunga’s Rangers stand fearlessly on the frontline of conservation for the protection of the Park’s wildlife, natural resources, and for the surrounding communities. They routinely face harsh physical conditions, injury, or even death. Over 200 Rangers have been killed in the line of duty.
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Virunga National Park is located in Eastern DRC on the border with Uganda and Rwanda covering an area of 7,800 sq km. To enter into Democratic Republic of Congo on your gorilla trekking safari to Virunga National Park, you must have DRC visa, passport and yellow fever vaccination card. DRC is accessible by both air
