Xaverine Mwamini Biriko, one of 14 women who are rangers at Virunga, has held the post for more than two years. Standing with her at park headquarters is her father, Faustin Ngunza Biriko ...

Virunga National Park rangers. Rangers play a key role in safeguarding protected areas, one of the key conservation actions included in the meta-analysis. (Photo by Bobby Neptune) Disclaimer ...

Park authorities have been assisting ranger families, but the conflict and economic instability leaves them vulnerable ...

WWF is mourning the deaths of three Virunga National Park rangers and five Democratic Republic of Congo soldiers who were working with them last week, after a rocket propelled grenade attack on their ...

Mountain gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been seen by park rangers for the first time since the rangers were forced out of areas of Virunga National Park by Laurent Nkunda’s ...

The Virunga National Park is particularly important in this respect, due to the exceptional value of its natural resources." With that in mind, it's up to park rangers to protect visitors and ...

By Fergus O’Leary SimpsonJoel MasselinkLara Collart The resurgence of the M23 (March 23 movement) rebel group has once again ...

In the Virunga National Forest, the mountain gorilla population sits in the middle of a war zone in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as forest rangers track and keep a watchful eye on the ...