Gimme Shelter: A Short Film About the Horrors in Congo

Posted on December 18, 2008 by nothoney

Ben Affleck and Mick Jagger have teamed to create a short film that highlights some of the horrors of life in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It seems to me that Darfur gets all the news and that’s not right because about 5 million people have died in conflicts in Congo in the past few [...]

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Wildlife Direct for the Holidays!

Posted on December 10, 2008 by nothoney

If you’re looking for the perfect holiday gift this year, why not send a gift donation to Wildlife Direct? You’ll get a cute certificate in return and help conservationists in the field in Africa, South America, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, and other countries. Instead of giving more stuff, give something that matters this year. It’ll make [...]

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Happy Thanksvegan!

Posted on November 27, 2008 by nothoney

It’s Thanksgiving Day here in the U.S. where we annually celebrate the arrival of white Europeans at Plymouth Rock (or thereabouts) and the beginning of subjugation and attempted extinction of the indigenous peoples and their culture. We do this by slaughtering about 50 million turkeys for just ONE DAY. That said there are many things [...]

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Nkunda’s Rebels Attack Rangers at Rumangabo Station

Posted on October 26, 2008 by nothoney

I got this news late today because I was out hiking and didn’t check the innernets. It’s very bad news from the official Web site of Virunga National Park: Fighting at Rumangabo started at 0400 today between the rebels of Laurent Nkunda and the army. It has now totally engulfed the park station and our [...]

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New Fighting in DRC Threatens Gorillas, Rangers

Posted on August 28, 2008 by nothoney

The Gorilla Protection blog on Wildlife Direct reports that fighting has again erupted near Virunga National Park’s Rumangabo station. Samantha Newport, communications director for the ICCN, writes: “Heavy fighting broke out at 3.30am today between rebels and the army around the Gorilla Sector, specifically near the patrol post of Bukima and going down toward Rumangabo [...]

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ICCN Names Emmanuel de Merode New Director of Virunga National Park

Posted on August 6, 2008 by nothoney

I’ve sat on this news for several days now but it’s officially posted at Gorilla Protection so I can share it with you. Here’s the press release about Emmanuel’s appointment to the Director’s job. I swear it’s the most dangerous job in Africa, and I’m sure he’s well aware of the challenges and already planning [...]

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Two Die in Attack on WWF Vehicle in Virunga National Park

Posted on July 9, 2008 by nothoney

Pierre from Wildlife Direct has posted bad news on the Gorilla Protection blog. Earlier today two people were killed and several wounded when Mai Mai attacked a WWF vehicle. Pierre writes that one of the women killed was the wife of “Kasereka Matembela, from the Advanced Force of Rangers based in Mutsora,” and an 18-year-old [...]

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End Rwanda’s Support of General Laurent Nkunda in DR Congo

Posted on July 3, 2008 by nothoney

Urgent Letter writing campaign to U.S. Congress to put pressure on Rwandan President Paul Kagame to stop aiding the dissident general Laurent Nkunda! If Nkunda’s funding from Rwanda is cut off then his army will desert him and his grip on the gorilla sector of Virunga National Park will, we hope, lessen. PLEASE write to [...]

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TONIGHT! NatGeo “Explorer: The Gorilla Murders”

Posted on July 1, 2008 by nothoney

Do not miss the NatGeo special “Explorer: The Gorilla Murders.” The hour-long special airs Tuesday, July 1, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on the National Geographic Channel. This exclusive exclusive coverage of the aftermath following the brutal slaying of seven mountain gorillas includes interviews with the ICCN ranger, Paulin Ngobobo, whose investigation led to the arrest [...]

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“Looking for Miza” and “The Rhino With Glue-on Shoes”

Posted on June 30, 2008 by nothoney

I want to recommend a couple of newly-published books to you, written by people that I actually know, Dr. Paula Kahumbu and Dr. Lucy Spelman. “Looking for Miza: The True Story of the Mountain Gorilla Family Who Rescued One of Their Own” is co-written by Craig Hatkoff and daughter Isabella, Dr. Paula Kahumbu and photographer/journalist [...]

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