Following the recent shootings of three female and one male silverback mountain gorillas in Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), two suspects have been identified as being involved in their killings.
One has been arrested and is assisting the authorities, but the other is still to be found.
The central government is conducting an investigation and is helping to assure local communities of a real commitment to involve them in managing the park.
Patrols to protect the mountain gorillas have been increased.
The gorillas were members of a group known as Rugendo.
One of the surviving members of the group, the 5-month old baby Ndezi (whose mother Safari was killed), is in quarantine and being cared for by the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project in Goma.
The infant is still too young to survive alone in the wild.
The Mikeno Sector - part of the south-eastern section of Virunga National Park and the only home to the endangered mountain gorilla in the DRC - has been hit by a wave of insecurity that has seen the killings of three silverback and four female gorillas in the past seven months.
A female and her infant are still missing.
One has been arrested and is assisting the authorities, but the other is still to be found.
The central government is conducting an investigation and is helping to assure local communities of a real commitment to involve them in managing the park.
Patrols to protect the mountain gorillas have been increased.
The gorillas were members of a group known as Rugendo.
One of the surviving members of the group, the 5-month old baby Ndezi (whose mother Safari was killed), is in quarantine and being cared for by the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project in Goma.
The infant is still too young to survive alone in the wild.
The Mikeno Sector - part of the south-eastern section of Virunga National Park and the only home to the endangered mountain gorilla in the DRC - has been hit by a wave of insecurity that has seen the killings of three silverback and four female gorillas in the past seven months.
A female and her infant are still missing.
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