Africa’s oldest wildlife park, the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has faced series of deadly attacks by poachers and local MaiMai militias operating in the park. The most recent attack saw five rangers and their driver killed in an ambush on Monday by suspected militia within the Central Sector of Virunga. According to the BBC, more than 130 park rangers have been killed in the park since 1996. The 3,000 square miles Virunga National Park was established in 1925 and became a UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site in 1979. He renamed it Virunga National Park, and the first Congolese Wildlife Authority was established.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 10, 2018 19:30 UTC