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Actor and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio has contributed two million dollars to a fund to protect Virunga National Park in Congo from threats such as terrorism, the coronavirus and poaching.
Source: Leonardo DiCaprio launches a fund to protect Virunga National Park in Congo – LifeGate
Noted environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio is supporting Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo through Earth Alliance. The park made headlines earlier in the year when multiple park rangers were attacked and killed in the park.
Source: Leonardo DiCaprio Funds Virunga National Park During Pandemic – One Green Planet
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Conservationists are warning of the risk to Africa’s endangered mountain gorilla.
Source: Coronavirus Covid-19: Gorillas at risk from deadly disease
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From sheltering some of the globe’s most endangered species to showcasing astonishing patterns of migration, Africa’s national parks are among the world’s most spectacular.
Rodrigue Katembo has quite a resume: child soldier, park ranger, undercover agent, friend of gorillas and elephants. And now, he is a Goldman Environmental Prize winner.
Virunga National Park is Africa’s oldest and an UNESCO World Heritage Site, categorized as ‘endangered’. Originally founded by King Albert I of Belgium.
