by Adam Cruise | Oct 16, 2023 | Commentary
By Ruth Kamnitzer – Mongabay The Okapi Wildlife Reserve in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo protects unique biodiversity, including approximately one-fifth of the global okapi population, the country’s largest forest elephant and chimpanzee...
by Adam Cruise | Jan 16, 2023 | Commentary
By Judith Verweijen, Fergus O’Leary Simpson, and Peer Schouten, The Conversation The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) conflict-affected eastern provinces are home to numerous protected areas. These areas host unique biodiversity and a range of threatened...
by Adam Cruise | May 20, 2022 | News
By Malavika Vyawahare – Mongabay A three-year investigation has led authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo to 2 metric tons of ivory hidden in a stash house in the southern city of Lubumbashi.The tusks are valued at $6 million on the international...
by Adam Cruise | Apr 3, 2021 | News
By Haley Cohen Gilliland, National Geographic Savanna elephants have returned en masse to Virunga National Park, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It’s a development that has stunned park staff and signaled a turning point in Virunga’s quest for stability in a...
by Adam Cruise | Mar 24, 2021 | News
By Ronald Musoke, The Independent When hundreds of elephants crossed from Queen Elizabeth National Park to Congo’s Virunga National Park late last year, Congolese conservationists were excited to see the big numbers of the jumbos back after a long time. The Congolese...
