gorilla.cd
Protecting the Mountain Gorillas of Virunga
Another Ranger Is Found
Innocent just called me to say that Bushe Nzabonimpa has arrived at Rusayo, on the edge of the forest just north west of Goma. He is in a state of exhaustion and dehydration having walked for five days with very little water and no food. We will pick him up in the morning with a motorbike, as it is now dark in Goma and too dangerous to be outdoors. One of the families in Rusayo has invited him to stay and will look after him for the night.
Bitege Rwangano arrived earlier, with his wife. He had been badly beaten up, and his wife was not well, from having walked the agonizing 40 km through the forest. We have taken them both to the clinic for treatment.
There is a bit of sporadic firing in the streets but it is much less intense than yesterday. The tension is beginning to diminish. Tomorrow, the US Assistant Secretary of State for Africa is supposed to be coming to Goma to help with the negotiations. Louis Michel, the European Commissioner for International Development is in Kinshasa and the Belgian Foreign Minister Carol de Gujt, is supposed to arrive in Kigali. Let’s hope…
Leave a Reply
-
RECENT DONATIONS
- 17 May 2012Ranger Boots
Unregistered Donor 8 $ - 17 May 20125 x Ranger Boots
Unregistered Donor 40 $ -
17 May 2012Ranger Boots
Helen Y 8 $ -
17 May 20125 x Ranger Boots
Ingrid G 40 $ - 17 May 20125 x Ranger Boots
Unregistered Donor 40 $ -
17 May 20125 x Ranger Boots
Rudi S 40 $ - 17 May 201210 x Ranger Boots
Unregistered Donor 80 $ - 17 May 20123 x Ranger Boots
Unregistered Donor 24 $ - 17 May 2012 Guarding a Gorilla
Unregistered Donor 10 $ - 16 May 2012Monthly Support
Unregistered Donor 50 $ - 16 May 2012Support Andre and the Gorilla Orphans
Unregistered Donor 10 $ - 16 May 2012Ranger Boots
Unregistered Donor 8 $ - 16 May 20122 x Ranger Boots
Unregistered Donor 16 $ - 16 May 20123 x Ranger Boots
Unregistered Donor 24 $ - 16 May 2012Support for Orphan Mountain Gorillas
Unregistered Donor 10 $ - 16 May 2012Ranger Boots
Unregistered Donor 8 $ - 16 May 20125 x Ranger Boots
Unregistered Donor 40 $ - 16 May 20122 x Ranger Boots
Unregistered Donor 16 $ -
16 May 20125 x Ranger Boots
Laura S 40 $ -
16 May 2012Ranger Boots
Marcus B 8 $ - 16 May 2012Ranger Boots
Unregistered Donor 8 $ - 16 May 20124 x Ranger Boots
Unregistered Donor 32 $ - 16 May 20122 x Ranger Boots
Unregistered Donor 16 $ - 16 May 20125 x Ranger Boots
Unregistered Donor 40 $ - 16 May 2012 Multiple items
Unregistered Donor 70 $ - 16 May 2012Ranger Boots
Unregistered Donor 8 $ - 16 May 20125 x Ranger Boots
Unregistered Donor 40 $ - 16 May 20122 x Ranger Boots
Unregistered Donor 16 $ - 16 May 2012Ranger Boots
Unregistered Donor 8 $ - 16 May 20123 x Ranger Boots
Unregistered Donor 24 $ - 16 May 2012Open donation
Pete W 1.000 $ - 16 May 2012Ranger Boots
Unregistered Donor 8 $ -
15 May 2012Protecting Park Area 215
Bob V 25 $ -
15 May 20123 x Support for Ranger Widows
Marlene Z 45 $ - 15 May 2012 Multiple items
Bob V 50 $ - 15 May 2012Support the Gorilla Orphans
Unregistered Donor 10 $ - 15 May 20122 x Widows and Rangers Fund
Unregistered Donor 60 $ - 15 May 2012Open donation
Unregistered Donor 100 $ - 15 May 2012Protecting Park Area 137
Unregistered Donor 25 $ -
15 May 2012Support the Gorilla Orphans
Lisa T 10 $ - 15 May 2012Widows Emergency Fund
Unregistered Donor 20 $ - 15 May 2012Open donation
Unregistered Donor 25 $ - 15 May 20122 x Widows Emergency Fund
Unregistered Donor 40 $ - 15 May 2012Widows Emergency Fund
Unregistered Donor 20 $ - 14 May 2012Widows Emergency Fund
Unregistered Donor 20 $ - 14 May 2012Monthly Support
Unregistered Donor 25 $ -
14 May 2012Support Andre and the Gorilla Orphans
Lou W 25 $ - 14 May 2012Open donation
Lou W 25 $ -
14 May 2012Open donation
Michael A 100 $ - 14 May 2012Protecting Park Area 43
Unregistered Donor 25 $
- 17 May 2012Ranger Boots
-
-
News from Congo- Congo: General Indicted in '03 for Using Child Soldiers Is at It Again, Report ... - New York Times
- Vodacom May Lose Congo Shares as Court Orders June Sale - BusinessWeek
- Prosecutor: Congo suspects are guilty as charged - Fox News
- Falconets Off to Congo DR - AllAfrica.com
- Message from the Congo tailored for Alaska - Homer News
- Taste of Africa Fashion Show at IMA will benefit school in the Congo - Indianapolis Star
- Group: Congo general recruiting children again - STLtoday.com
- ICC Prosecutors Say Congo Leaders Guilty of Village Massacre - AllAfrica.com
- Congo Police Investigate Former PM for Corruption - Voice of America
- Congo: Peacekeepers Wounded - New York Times
This website was funded by the European Union and the Prince Bernard Nature Fund.
12 Responses to “Another Ranger Is Found”
Thank god these guys and the wife are now ’safe’.What the Congolese people endure is beyond any words I can summon up. Welcome back to our friends.
Thank you Emmanuel for all the update.
Emmanuel, I have been away from a working computer and was only now able to read all of your and Samantha’s posts of the last 24 hours. I’m very glad that two more rangers were found, but the long list of ‘unknown’ leaves me sad and very worried for their safety. I’m very concerned about all of you in Goma; I can’t imagine what you are going through. My thoughts are with you all the time. Bon courage to all and keep safe. Iris
I’m from a small country called Costa Rica and I just wanted to tell you that you are an inspiration to me, persevere that your work is really important and you all are an example to the world.
Emmanuel,
Thank you for keeping us informed about the rangers. They are truly brave men. We hope and pray they are all safe.
[...] a few hours later, at 10 in the evening, Emmanuel writes: There is a bit of sporadic firing in the streets but it is much less intense than yesterday. The [...]
Having followed your blogs about the fighting for the past year, at last, news of the conflict has finally hit the news headlines around the world. It’s long overdue that people knew whats happening in DRC.
Like all the others… THANK YOU Emmanuel to keep us informed of the situation of the guards. I hope that you will find them, with their family, quickly. The new arrivals in France are always also alarming. All we are anxious on your subject… and hope that nothing will arrive to you the annoying one…
This morning I can read that 2 hopitals from GOMA had bad visits..
[...] Another Ranger is found [...]
Emanuel, Thank you for taking the time to inform us of the discovery of Mr.Nzabonimpa. Thank God he made it. I pray that Mr. Rwanganohas no serious injuries, and both he and his wife make a full recovery
[...] habari mpya kutoka blogu ya Mbuga za Virunga, saa 4 usiku, Emmanuel anaandika: Kuna kutupiana risasi kusikotabirika katika mitaa lakini kiasi pungufu ikilinganishwa na jana. [...]
[...] aggiornamento sul blog del Parco Virunga, alle 10 di sera, Emmanuel scrive [in]: Ci sono ancora delle sparatorie nelle strade ma molto meno di ieri. La tensione comincia a [...]