Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park, a prime destination for gorilla viewing, also offers exceptional hiking, bird-watching, cycling and other ways to explore the Virunga Mountains.

By Elodie Toto “For me, the 100th anniversary of Virunga National Park is the fruit of resistance. A peaceful resistance led by local activists [and] environmentalists,” says François Kamaté ...

Virunga National Park Virunga National Park (covering an area of 790,000 ha) comprises an outstanding diversity of habitats, ranging from swamps and steppes to the snowfields of Rwenzori at an ...

Rangers are risking their lives to save gorillas in Virunga National Park, which sits in the middle of one of the world’s longest running wars for resources.

Rangers are risking their lives to save gorillas in Virunga National Park, which sits in the middle of one of the world’s longest running wars for resources.

Africa’s first national park, Virunga, is 90 years old today. While we celebrate this milestone with great joy, we are deeply concerned about its future. For while Virunga – including the people and ...

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 ...

Virunga National Park, which lies in the eastern part of the country, is Africa’s oldest park and also its most biologically diverse, with a varied landscape of active volcanoes, savannahs ...

The nearly 2 million acres in the Democratic Republic of Congo encompass some of the world's most biodiverse topography: glaciers, tropical rain forest, acacia savanna, lakes and active volcanoes.

Africa’s first national park, Virunga, is 90 years old today. While we celebrate this milestone with great joy, we are deeply concerned about its future. For while Virunga – including the people and ...

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 ...