KAHUZI-BIEGA NATIONAL PARK: Aged almost 17 years, Bonane is an eastern lowland gorilla, a survivor in a critically endangered species reduced to about 250 members in DR Congo's Kahuzi-Biega National Park.
Last year, Pygmies began to move onto land inside the park's perimeter and started to cut down trees, mainly to make charcoal. At least three people have been killed in clashes between the Pygmies and park rangers, although the circumstances of the deaths remain unclear. Army officers, provincial ministers, members of the provincial legislature and traders were outraged when a new park director, De-Dieu Bya'Ombe Balongelwa, set about closing their farms, located deep inside the park, after his appointment in April last year.
The park reaches up to neighbouring North Kivu and Maniema, largely lawless provinces where militia violence, poaching and illegal traffic in minerals are rampant.But the conflict and the chopping down of trees affect the showcase region of the park: Its higher ground that is home to gorillas accessible to the well-heeled visitors, who typically number about 2,000 a year.
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