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. Jacada Travel ...

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 altitude of over 5,000 m, and ...

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 ...

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. CNN values your feedback 1.

Only 800 gorillas are left in the wild, many in Virunga National Park. 140 rangers have died protecting gorillas in the last decade. The park's director is hoping clean energy can save the park ...

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.

A chain of volcanoes borders the Virunga National Park AFP/Getty But such heart-stopping beauty comes at a price. Like four other national parks in the DRC, Virunga is one of 48 sites on Unesco's ...

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 ...

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 ...