6 rangers killed in devastating attack on Congo gorilla sanctuary By Debora Patta 6 rangers killed in mountain gorilla sanctuary
It was a routine patrol around 7:30 a.m. on Sunday when six rangers working at Virunga National Park in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo were ambushed by a local militia group. The attack is the latest in the part of eastern Congo home to some of the world s last mountain gorillas. It s devastating, Parks Director Emmanuel De Merode told CBS News as he was leaving the funeral for one of his six rangers. The families of these men have lost breadwinners and have no safety net.
The Duke of Cambridge has condemned the horrendous attack that killed at least six park rangers on Sunday in an ambush on Africa s oldest national park - adding they should be honoured not attacked.
The rangers were killed as they guarded endangered species in Democratic Republic of Congo s Virunga National Park, a sanctuary for endangered mountain gorillas that is also home to dozens of armed groups.
Prince William, 39, who is president of United for Wildlife, has since spoken of the dangers the rangers are often faced with. The horrendous attack on staff at the Virunga National Park is abhorrent and I condemn the actions of those responsible in the strongest terms, he said on Monday night, according to The Telegraph.
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This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center: Photography by Hugh Kinsella Cunningham. Text by Amelia Goldsmith.
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