Five park rangers killed in DRC in tragic weekend for wildlife defenders

An ambush by local rebel forces led to five deaths in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, while another ranger died in VirungaFour Congolese park rangers and one porter have been killed in an ambush in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.A large group of journalists and park rangers were attacked on Friday 14 July in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve by an armed local rebel group. It is believed that the journalists - one from the US, two Dutch, and one Congolese - were covering a story about the work of the rangers in the forest. Continue reading...