Park authorities have been assisting ranger families, but the conflict and economic instability leaves them vulnerable ...

and other protected wildlife from the DRC, primarily to the People’s Republic of China, using falsified permits, in return for bribes.” “Our closest relatives are driven to extinction by ...

Officials have ruled out Ebola or Marburg virus, but say those infected are presenting symptoms of a ‘hemorrhagic fever’ ...

By Fergus O’Leary SimpsonJoel MasselinkLara Collart The resurgence of the M23 (March 23 movement) rebel group has once again ...

The DRC, in particular, is susceptible to epidemics because of its tropical climate, in which pathogens thrive, as well as its dense forests which expose people to wildlife likely to carry diseases.