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SOS - Gorillas of the Itombwe Nature Reserve in Danger
Categories: Journal no. 67, Threats, Conflicts, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Itombwe, Grauer's Gorilla
An SOS is a 'red alert' signal triggered by a dangerous or life-threatening situation, such as a natural disaster. Here it is suggested that an ecological distress signal is launched at the Itombwe Nature Reserve (RNI), to call for urgent rescue of gorilla and chimpanzee populations in danger of decimation. Currently, managers and eco-guards as well as trackers are 'losing control' of these great apes, following the misunderstandings and tense situations that exist between the RNI and the local population due to interpretation of the law on nature conservation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which is based on the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
This law should have…