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After 17-Year Absence, White Rhinos Return to the DRC

After 17-Year Absence, White Rhinos Return to the DRC

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) recently welcomed the reintroduction of 16 southern white rhinoceroses to Garamba National Park, according to officials, as Phys.org reported. The last wild northern white rhino was poached there in 2006. The white rhinos were transported to Garamba, which lies in the northeastern part of the country, from a […]

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    Leaked Memo Shows Trump Could Let U.S. Firms Buy ‘Conflict Minerals’

    Leaked Memo Shows Trump Could Let U.S. Firms Buy ‘Conflict Minerals’

    By Lee Fang The leaked draft of a presidential memorandum Donald Trump is expected to sign within days suspends a 2010 rule that discouraged American companies from funding conflict and human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) through their purchase of “conflict minerals.” The memo, distributed inside the administration on Friday afternoon […]

    Park Ranger Murdered While Protecting Critically Endangered Gorillas

    Park Ranger Murdered While Protecting Critically Endangered Gorillas

    A wildlife ranger tasked with protecting critically endangered Grauer’s gorillas was killed this month in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Kahuzi Biega National Park, Mongabay reported. Munganga Nzonga Jacques, 26, died Oct. 4 in an area in the Tshivanga region of the park, an area previously believed to be safe for the gorillas, showing the […]