Comments on: 71 Rangers + Families are Refugees in Uganda

By: Trees Chopped Down in Virunga National Park | gorillacd.org

Trees Chopped Down in Virunga National Park | gorillacd.org — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:01:06 +0000

[...] insecurity and had been taking wood from the park over the past couple months. Ever since we had to evacuate the Rangers from Lulimbi last November, there has been no-one to stop [...]

By: Gorilla Protection » Talks to end conflict begin but EU cool on the idea of sending troops

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:26:19 +0000

[...] 71 rangers and their families from Virunga have sough refuge in IDP camps in Uganda following the latest conflict in North Kivu. Their situation is poor and they are surviving on [...]

By: irisk

irisk — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:09:08 +0000

¡Hola Betty! I lived in Venezuela for many years, in Las Morochas near Maracaibo. What a country for seeing wildlife! Can you please tell me how the saying goes in Spanish? Gracias, Iris

By: lisah

lisah — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:48:10 +0000

Hello Balemba, Thank you for this update on the Rangers and their families. I’m thankful you were able to get them some rations. And hopefull that their relocation to Kiwanja goes without incident. Do you guys know what the situation in Lulimbi is or when these Rangers and their families might get to go home and get back to work? I start my new job at Children’s Hosptial Los Angeles in January and hoping to be able to start making some good donations soon thereafter. For now, things are really tight for my family, but I remain constantly supportive in thought and spriit. : )

By: Betty

Betty — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:05:08 +0000

More important is their life.. i know.it will be better for all peoples in Congo. here in my country Venezuela.. we says… ” it dont have bad tings, that stay for 100 years. and body that suport it… well i hope you understand..

By: Theresa

Theresa — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:45:03 +0000

To see families living under such conditions breaks my heart. Thank God they have been given some rations. I pray the transfer will go smoothly and all stay safe. Hopefully they will return home soon. This makes me so angry and sad. Why can’t humans live peacefully with each other?

By: irisk

irisk — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:23:28 +0000

Hello Balemba, it is terribly sad to see the rangers and their families living under such conditions. I hope their transfer to Kiwanja will go smoothly and that soon they will be able to return to their homes. I cannot but rail against the unfairness of it all… Iris

By: Linda & G4G

Linda & G4G — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 08:41:17 +0000

Best of luck for the transfer to Kiwanja. Everyone at Lulimbi must have had such a scary week or more. Hope they can settled safely, as best they can soon.