Soco international ended up officially exploring oil. See pictures of virunga national park gorillas in this photo gallery from national geographic. Virunga mountain gorillas under threat the prime minister of the democratic republic of congo has told the bbc the country is looking to redraw the boundaries of. A team of brave individuals risk their lives to protect the last mountain gorillas. In the past tracking opportunities in congo have been rare due to the perennial insecurity. A behind the scenes look at the academy award nominated original documentary, virunga, from executive producer leonardo dicaprio. At the virunga national park headquarters, near the base of the volcanoes, we were given instructions on the proper behavior to exhibit in the presence of gorillas. The safari collection specialises in trips to virunga national park, one of the wildest, most biodiverse places on the planet and the oldest national park in africa. However for the past two years, the eastern side has had a semblance of peace and usual gorilla treks are possible within the park. Ive previously written about my experience trekking with gorillas in volcanoes national park, just across the border in rwanda.
In the forested depths of eastern congo lies virunga national park, one of the. This is a fascinating trip to one of the worlds foremost national parks, an area complex in geographic design and diverse in both the plant and animal kingdom. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Virunga national park is one of the most biologically diverse areas on the planet and home to the worlds critically endangered mountain gorillas.
Hosted by soledad obrien, go inside the incredible, true story of virunga national park, one of the most biodiverse places on earth and home to the worlds last remaining. Virunga is not to be missed by those who appreciate terrific filmmaking as a way to dispense critical information. A behindthescenes documentary about the gorillas featured in the film virunga. Virunga national park about 5 gorilla groups have been habituated within the park. Rubavu, rwanda, 31 may 2018 a recent survey documented 604 mountain gorillas gorilla beringei beringei, the largest number of mountain gorillas ever recorded in the transboundary virunga massif, one of the two remaining areas where this critically. Virunga is the incredible true story of a group of brave people risking their lives to build a better future in a part of africa the worlds forgotten and a gripping expose of the realities of life in the congo. Sequences intercutting the telegenic gorillas with their caregiver. On march 2015, bbc reported that the democratic republic of congo says.
In the forested depths of eastern congo lies virunga national park, one of the most biodiverse places on earth and home to the planet. Were thrilled to be included amongst some other amazing. There are only 880 mountain gorillas left in the wild and as civil war and oil interests ravage virunga national park, these surviving gorillas. Hosted by soledad obrien, go inside the incredible, true story of virunga national park, one of the most biodiverse places on earth and home to the worlds last remaining mountain gorillas. Hosted by soledad obrien, go inside the incredible, true story of virunga national park, one of the most biodiverse places on earth and. The thrill of looking for and finding gorillas in virunga. Virunga, a searing documentary set in congo the new. It focuses on the conservation work of park rangers within the congos virunga national park during the rise. The team behind the searing documentary reveals what inspired them to tell the story of virunga and the lethal fight to save the gorillas sanctuary. Gorillas in peril 2015 watch on netflix or streaming. It focuses on the conservation work of park rangers within the congos virunga national park during the rise of the violent m23 rebellion in 2012 and investigates the activity of the british oil company soco international within the unesco world heritage site.
In virunga, a national park in the democratic republic of congo with rare mountain gorillas is a battleground over oil drilling and conservation. In the forested depths of eastern congo lies virunga national park, one of the most biodiverse places in the world and home to the last of the mountain gorillas. Gorillas in peril 2015 tv14 28m criticallyacclaimed documentaries the team behind the searing documentary reveals what inspired them to tell the story of virunga and the lethal fight to save the gorillas sanctuary. A behind the scenes look at the academy award nominated. Virunga national park has welcomed the good news that two new mountain gorillas have been born in the park, bringing a total of nine new gorilla births this year. Trekking with mountain gorillas in virunga national park opg. In the forested depths of eastern congo lies virunga national park, one of the most. Bauma has been taking care of orphaned mountain gorillas at virunga, africas oldest. We are dedicated to bringing independent new films as well as classical films for people to enjoy watching worldwide. About virunga virunga alliance news visit virunga virunga national park is a unesco world heritage site in the eastern democratic republic of congo. The latest virunga alliance report for the julyaugustseptember 2019 quarter reports the birth of 5 new baby gorillas in virunga national park, located at the east of the country. The facts are undisputable as reported in this important film. Virunga official trailer 1 2014 netflix documentary hd youtube. Mountain gorillas live in high mountain forests, pushed by human habitation up the steep slopes.
My other children, the orphan gorillas of virunga bbc news. Gorillas in peril tv movie 2015 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Joanna has extensive experience in documentary film having directed and. Authorities in the democratic republic of congo, republic of rwanda, and republic of uganda release new census results. African gorillas in peril cnns anderson cooper travels to an african jungle and reports on the endangered mountain gorilla species, as they have been subject to slaughter and oppression at. Virunga welcomes two new baby mountain gorillas africa. With the 4 survivors, the total number of gorillas now stands at 147 in this nature reserve. Weve also added a personal video section, music videos as well as a film trailer section. Rangers are risking their lives to save gorillas in virunga national park, which sits in the middle of one of the worlds longest running wars for resources. With soledad obrien, jonathan baillie, andre bauma, melanie gouby. Church of engeland joins virunga communities and asks independent inquiry of socos operations move follows film backed by leonardo dicaprio and pleas by local ngos, environmentalists, transparency campaigners and members of the uk parliament to protect congos virunga park. Documentary feature virunga, which screened at the tribeca film festival in new york this month, looks at the efforts to protect the animals against rebels and poachers. If you have any questions about any of our videos please email us and we will.
Part nature doc, part war journalism, part action thriller, virungas impact has been powerful. Virunga trailer chronicles the fight to protect mountain. February 11, 2015 september, 2015 by save virunga feb 2015. Cnns anderson cooper travels to an african jungle and reports on the endangered mountain gorilla species, as they have been subject to slaughter and oppress. Although both parks are within the virunga mountains with similar terrain, the gorilla trekking experiences are somewhat different.
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