The Congo Lion

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(12-28-2016, 10:42 PM)Matias Wrote: I would like to see images and have current news of lions in the Garamba and Virunga parks. I do not know of any lion conservation program in this country, I have no information about their situation, their numbers, and their current area of occurrence. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is fighting for the conservation of its last 35 giraffes in Garamba. Already the lions? No information.

African Parks
African Parks has been listed as a beneficiary on World Lion Days' list of "Who to Support"

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:-) Four of the seven parks managed by African Parks have known resident lion populations: Garamba NP (DRC), Liuwa Plain NP (Zambia), Majete Wildlife Reserve (Malawi), and Zakouma NP (Chad). African Parks has implemented, supported and funded vital lion conservation management programmes in these areas and our continuing work is ensuring the long time survival of these populations. If you would like to support our lion conservation efforts as well as other lion conservation organisations, click on the link below

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:-)

http://worldlionday.com/associates/

Paula Siggins

I for the life of me cannot understand why the thought of the last Giraffe standing in the Congo gets such little attention.. The LAST Giraffe in the DRC are in imminent danger of disappearing forever ..
Spots & Stripes Conservation
DRC - 8 of the last 38 Giraffe in DRC are collared at Garamba NP
Parks Manager Erik Mararv and the Rangers at Garamba National Park need as much support that can be afforded ..
Please follow the link to African Parks to donate towards their work on the ground ..

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New Kabobo Natural Reserve in the DRC
https://www.wcs.org/…/new-protected-area-created-in-the-dem…
#WCS, WCS RD CONGO, #Conservation, #Biodiversity, #DRC
Introducing the Kabobo Natural Reserve in the Democratic Republic of Congo! This newly-created protected area is home to chimpanzees, hippos, elephants, and lions. WCS surveys here in recent years discovered new mammals and plants (and likely amphibians) previously unknown to science. http://bit.ly/2hI2Fz3

Photo: ©A.J. Plumptre/WCS








Male African Lion, taken in African rainforest, Republic of Congo

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Best I could do for Virunga

Sauvons le Parc National de Virunga

About Virunga
Virunga is Africa’s oldest national park and a treasured World Heritage Site. It’s the size of a small country, straddling the equator in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
It’s got more than its share of wonderful wildlife - not just huge numbers of unique birds, but African icons like lions, elephants, hippos, chimps and the remarkable okapi. And a quarter of the world’s critically endangered mountain gorillas. People who live and work there know it’s a very special place.
The future for Virunga
Soco's commitment to withdraw from Virunga is a victory for the people who depend directly on the park’s resources and a triumph for everyone who values the rare plants, animals and habitats the park was set up to protect. While we have received several assurances that the company has dismantled its operations, we continue to monitor the situation in the park. With the development of hydropower, fisheries and ecotourism industries, Virunga can have a prosperous and sustainable future.
Now is the time for the DRC government to reaffirm its conviction that Virunga has outstanding universal value for all humanity by cancelling all oil concessions overlapping the park, as requested by UNESCO. Only then will Virunga’s outstanding value truly be secure for the future, and only then can the park reach its full potential to drive sustainable economic development in Democratic Republic of the Congo. We will also continue to say no to the pressures putting World Heritage Sites in danger across the globe.

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heres a virunga safari link

https://www.facebook.com/VirungaSafaris/...CH&fref=nf Reply