WWF Congo Basin Featured Stories http://www.worldwildlife.org/ The latest stories from the Congo Basin. Fri, 06 JUN 2008 17:00:00 EDT en-us Cameroon Military Takes Action After Hundreds of Elephants Slaughtered http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2012/WWFPresitem27186.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2012/WWFPresitem27186.html Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST After hundreds of elephants are found slaughtered, efforts increase to secure a national park and its elephant population Meet Sidonie Asseme, Female Ranger in Cameroon http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2012/WWFPresitem26505.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2012/WWFPresitem26505.html Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST Meet Sidonie, a female ranger who works to fight poaching in Africa. Forest Brigade Fights Wildlife Poaching http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2012/WWFPresitem26407.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2012/WWFPresitem26407.html Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST Because of international cooperation, an armed antipoaching brigade from three nations patrols forests to protect wildlife. Baby Gorilla Poaching Attempt Thwarted http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2011/WWFPresitem23307.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2011/WWFPresitem23307.html Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST An infant mountain gorilla was rescued from poachers in Rwanda. Leaders Work Together to Protect the World’s Precious Forests http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2011/WWFPresitem21474.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2011/WWFPresitem21474.html Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST Leaders from 30 countries met at the Brazzaville Tropical Forest Summit to find shared solutions to save their forests and support the fight against the devastating consequences of climate change. WWF Mourns Death of Virunga National Park Ranger http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2011/WWFPresitem20849.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2011/WWFPresitem20849.html Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST WWF is saddened by the death of Magayane Bazirushaka, a Virunga National Park ranger in the Democratic Republic of Congo, who was killed when a foot patrol was ambushed on Friday, April 8. Centenarian supporter of WWF attests to disappearance of wildlife http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2010/WWFPresitem16758.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2010/WWFPresitem16758.html Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST David Ankoh has what it takes to have his name entered into the Guinness Book of Records. He is 109 years old living in the sub Saharan country of Cameroon where life expectancy for men is about 50, is a father of 88 children, lives in a village at the periphery of the Boumba-Bek National Park and is not only a witness to a disappearing abundance of wildlife, but is also a strong supporter of WWF work in the area. Village fishpond saves forest wildlife http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2010/WWFPresitem16092.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2010/WWFPresitem16092.html Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST Mario Malomo is excited and anxious as he joins more than a dozen of his committee members who have taken up positions around the Tembe Piste community fishpond. Music with a Message http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2009/WWFPresitem13791.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2009/WWFPresitem13791.html Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST It is no exaggeration to say that the Virunga Landscape is known as much for its famed mountain gorillas as it is for a long and bloody conflict that has taken a toll on millions of people. The challenge is inspiring people to save an irreplaceable natural treasure when they face hunger, desperation and even death. Cameroon Officials Stage Successful Bushmeat, Poaching Raid http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2009/congobushmeat.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2009/congobushmeat.html Fri, 08 May 2009 00:00:00 EST More than a ton of illegal bushmeat – including primate and elephant meat – was seized in the Congo Basin last week and 15 wildlife poachers arrested in an unprecedented police operation. WWF’s Richard Carroll Appearing Live on Today Show http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2009/rctodayshow.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2009/rctodayshow.html Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST   Illegal Tiger Trade Conviction Sets Important Precedent http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2009/WWFPresitem11784.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2009/WWFPresitem11784.html Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST   Eating the Wild: Bushmeat crisis global, pervasive and still a threat http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2009/WWFPresitem11782.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2009/WWFPresitem11782.html Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST   Mountain Gorillas Reported Safe in Virunga National Park http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2008/WWFPresitem11132.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2008/WWFPresitem11132.html Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST For the first time in more than a year, mountain gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Virunga National Park have been seen by park rangers, and are reported to be doing well. Virunga Conflict Escalates, Gorillas at Risk http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2008/WWFPresitem10442.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2008/WWFPresitem10442.html Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST The ongoing conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has recently intensified. As a result more than 50 Congolese park rangers fled to safety from Virunga National Park and more than 800,000 people have been displaced. There are also reports that the rebels have advanced to just outside of Goma – the regional capital – threatening the stability of the entire country. Congo Basin Unveils World's Largest Protected Wetland http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2008/WWFPresitem9857.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2008/WWFPresitem9857.html Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST   Virunga Conflict Driving Refugees into Gorilla Habitat http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2007/WWFPresitem6436.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2007/WWFPresitem6436.html Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST In the Democratic Republic of Congo, continued fighting has intensified the environmental and humanitarian crisis. In spite of WWF's provision of emergency fuel wood supplies for people in temporary camps, pressures on nearby Virunga National Park are increasing. Another Setback for Mountain Gorillas: Rangers Again Pushed from Virunga National Park http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2007/WWFPresitem6439.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2007/WWFPresitem6439.html Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EST   First Observed Birth of a Western Lowland Gorilla in the Wild http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2007/WWFPresitem6435.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2007/WWFPresitem6435.html Mon, 22 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST Just last month, staff of the WWF-funded Dzanga-Sangha Primate Habituation Programme witnessed the birth of a new infant into the Makumba group of western lowland gorillas, which lives in the Central Africa Republic's Dzanga-Ndoki National Park. The newborn was named Mowane - meaning "gift of God" in the local Bantu language.