Join us in the fight to protect Africa’s oldest park.
Virunga needs your financial support now.
Featured Video
This 14-minute production by Tanguy Dumortier and Philippe Lamair provides a spectacular tour across Virunga, highlighting the park’s array of wildlife and varied landscapes.
The film also speaks to the challenges Virunga’s rangers have faced when confronting poachers in remote areas of the park.
Projects
Whether it’s installing electric fences to reduce human/wildlife conflict, raising funds to assist the families of fallen rangers, or training bloodhound teams to track poachers, Virunga’s special projects deliver benefits to wildlife and humans alike.
Click below to learn about Virunga’s current initiatives and find out how you can make a difference.
More Videos
Virunga Crisis
See what it has been like on the frontlines of conservation in Virunga during periods of conflict, the sacrifices rangers have made, and why the world must help secure the park for future generations.
Meet the Rangers
Introducing the Rangers who risk their lives to protect gorillas and other wildlife in Virunga National Park, DR Congo. Follow along with them as they fight to keep the park safe.
Undercover Operation Breaks Up Gorilla Trafficking Ring
A team of Virunga National Park rangers and staff set up a sting operation at Goma Airport to arrest a trafficker and save a baby gorilla. A member of the park staff poses as the buyer. Wildlife trafficking is just one of the many threats to the animals that live in the park and one of the many challenges faced by rangers.
Recent Posts
Down at the Watering Hole with the Kabirizi Group
By Virunga Team on November 3, 201402Read moreGorilla Doctor, Martin Kabuyaya and Virunga’s rangers recently caught up with the Kabirizi group at a watering hole and...
Heart of the Congo Captured at Happy Hollow Zoo
By Virunga Team on October 29, 2014Read moreHappy Hollow Zoo (HHZ) in San Jose, California recently held its eighth annual Heart of the Congo fundraiser for...
Virunga’s Nyiragongo Volcano Now Open for Trekking
By Virunga Team on October 22, 2014Read moreVirunga National Park has been working for many months to re-open Nyiragongo volcano to trekkers and the day has...
The Chimpanzees of Rumangabo
By Virunga Team on October 18, 2014Read moreVirunga National Park headquarters in Rumangabo now has its own resident population of chimpanzees. The group consists of 12...
Update on Kalonge, the Rescued Orphan Gorilla
By Virunga Team on September 25, 2014Read moreWe are happy to report that Kalonge, who was rescued last spring, continues to thrive at the Senkweke Center....