gorilla.cd

Protecting the Mountain Gorillas of Virunga

More Snares Found in Gorilla Habitat

21 Jan 2009 Filed under (Patrols, Threats) by Innocent Mburanumwe @ 1:12 pm

We haven’t had any luck yet in finding Munyaga, but we are finding a lot of snares in this area of the Gorilla Sector. It is clear that local poachers have taken advantage of our absence during 2008 and laid out hundreds of snares to catch antelope and buffalo. These snares are a terrible threat to the mountain gorillas and we will continue to search and destroy them.

In Virunga National Park

An Antelope Snare

Innocent Mburanumwe

I dismantle a snare we found near our camp.

Virunga National Park

The Munyaga Group may be somewhere in this vast forest.

Share:
  • TwitThis
  • Facebook
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Technorati
  • Google
  • StumbleUpon
  • E-mail this story to a friend!

4 Responses to “More Snares Found in Gorilla Habitat”

  1. Suzanne Suzanne Says: 21 Jan 2009

    Wow! What an adventure…. to wander in to that vastness. We are so grateful you’re there to dismantle those horrid snares! (So are the Gorillas).

  2. Lisa, California Lisa, California Says: 21 Jan 2009

    Great work dismantling those snares. I hope your search for the Munyaga Group yields positive results. : ) Continued luck! : )

  3. theresa theresa Says: 22 Jan 2009

    Thank you for destroying those horrible snares Innocent. Thank goodness you are all back in the area and the poachers will now know it. I am optimistic you will find the Munyaga group and wish you continued good luck.

  4. Snake in Virunga | gorillacd.org Snake in Virunga | gorillacd.org Says: 23 Jan 2009

    [...] out on a patrol looking for snares in the Mikeno Sector, Ranger Yaya found a large green snake. It was early morning and the snake was [...]

Leave a Reply

  • Save Virunga

     

    Raised $ 13,352 of $ 28,607

    Donations: 441 from 18 May 2010

    Read the full story

    Learn why donating is secure

  • DONATE MONTHLY

    Total: 0 $

  • DONATE ONE-TIME

    Total: $ 0

  • RECENT DONATIONS

    • Alexandra S30 Jul 2010 Multiple items
      Alexandra S
      60 $
    • pascals30 Jul 2010Protecting Park Area 45
      Pascal
      25 $
    • Helmut Albert P29 Jul 2010Protecting Park Area 212
      Helmut Albert P
      25 $
    • lauras28 Jul 2010Open donation
      Laura S
      100 $
    • beringei28 Jul 2010Briquette Program
      Liz W
      12 $
    • jarubi28 Jul 2010Open donation
      Juli&Family R
      10 $
    •  28 Jul 2010 Guarding a Gorilla
      Unregistered Donor
      10 $
    •  28 Jul 2010Support the Gorilla Orphans
      Unregistered Donor
      10 $
    • loismerc28 Jul 2010Protecting Park Area 211
      Louise M
      25 $
    • jessica27 Jul 2010Protecting Park Area 20
      Jessica
      25 $
    • carolinen27 Jul 2010Patrol Rations
      Caroline
      15 $
    • carolinen27 Jul 2010Protecting Park Area 179
      Caroline
      25 $
    •  27 Jul 2010Open donation
      Unregistered Donor
      40 $
    •  27 Jul 2010Salary Supplement for a Ranger
      Unregistered Donor
      40 $
    • brasil27 Jul 2010Protecting Park Area 71
      Bernard B
      25 $
    •  27 Jul 2010Open donation
      Unregistered Donor
      30 $
    •  26 Jul 2010Fuel for Patrols
      Unregistered Donor
      10 $
    •  26 Jul 2010 Guarding a Gorilla
      Unregistered Donor
      10 $
    •  26 Jul 2010Briquette Program
      Unregistered Donor
      20 $
    •  25 Jul 2010Protecting Park Area 141
      Unregistered Donor
      25 $
    •  25 Jul 2010Support the Gorilla Orphans
      Unregistered Donor
      10 $
    • theresa25 Jul 2010 Guarding a Gorilla
      Theresa S
      10 $
    •  25 Jul 2010Open donation
      Unregistered Donor
      10 $
    • brenton25 Jul 2010 Guarding a Gorilla
      Brenton H
      10 $
    • Ryan B25 Jul 2010Protecting Park Area 206
      Ryan B
      25 $
    • Mark L25 Jul 2010Salary Supplement for a Ranger
      Mark L
      40 $
    •  24 Jul 2010Open donation
      Unregistered Donor
      50 $
    •  24 Jul 2010Support the Gorilla Orphans
      Unregistered Donor
      10 $
    •  24 Jul 2010 Guarding a Gorilla
      Unregistered Donor
      10 $
    •  23 Jul 2010Open donation
      Unregistered Donor
      15 $
    •  23 Jul 2010Open donation
      Unregistered Donor
      10 $
    • pirjo23 Jul 2010Protecting Park Area 55
      Pirjo
      25 $
    • Rebecca T23 Jul 2010Protecting Park Area 70
      Rebecca T
      25 $
    • pirjo23 Jul 2010Protecting Park Area 61
      Pirjo
      25 $
    •  23 Jul 2010Protecting Park Area 112
      Unregistered Donor
      25 $
    •  23 Jul 2010 Multiple items
      Unregistered Donor
      25 $
    •  22 Jul 2010Protecting Park Area 6
      Unregistered Donor
      25 $
    •  22 Jul 2010Protecting Park Area 13
      Unregistered Donor
      25 $
    •  22 Jul 2010Protecting Park Area 28
      Unregistered Donor
      25 $
    • scottlovering22 Jul 2010Protecting Park Area 38
      scott l
      25 $
    • 3gorillas22 Jul 2010Protecting Park Area 109
      Gillian
      25 $
    • Vanessa C21 Jul 2010Protecting Park Area 48
      Vanessa C
      25 $
    •  21 Jul 2010Open donation
      Unregistered Donor
      100 $
    • suzannah21 Jul 2010Protecting Park Area 217
      Suzannah
      25 $
    • stillangry20 Jul 2010Protecting Park Area 76
      Kevin
      25 $
    • vanessa20 Jul 2010Open donation
      Vanessa
      10 $
    •  19 Jul 2010Open donation
      Unregistered Donor
      10 $
    •  19 Jul 2010Support the Gorilla Orphans
      Unregistered Donor
      15 $
    •  19 Jul 2010 Multiple items
      Unregistered Donor
      82 $
    • mrsjosephinebell19 Jul 2010Support the Gorilla Orphans
      Josephine B
      10 $
No administration fee is taken for the funds that are transferred through us so that the financial support, net only of bank fees, can go where it was intended in its entirety.
This website was funded by the European Union and the Prince Bernard Nature Fund.
EU