Wednesday 3 March 2021

BBC: DR Congo's Virunga National Park: The deadly job of protecting gorillas

A warden at the Virunga National Park plays with an orphaned mountain gorilla, which is piggybacking on his back

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image captionPark rangers also take care of orphaned mountain gorillas at Virunga

Protecting the forests of Virunga National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo - home to endangered mountain gorillas - could be described as one of the toughest jobs on the planet. 

In the past 12 months, more than 20 of the park's staff have been murdered - and last week rebels were accused of killing the Italian ambassador to DR Congo, his security guard and driver in an attack within the park.







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