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8 Hippos and 6 Elephants Killed in August
We have received a report from our colleagues at IDPE detailing an alarming rise in poaching by FARDC government soldiers in the central sector of the park (see map). In the month of August alone soldiers killed 8 hippos and 6 elephants, as well as the female lion recently shot in Rwindi.
One of the killed elephants- its tusks had been removed and trunk cut off.
A soldier pictured on Lake Edward with an AK-47 in his canoe. This is the preferred method for poaching hippos.
This terrible trend is the result of having so many unpaid soldiers in and around Virunga National Park. One captain even admitted to IDPE that his men had killed a hippo, saying that it was the only way to feed themselves. Below is a summary of the confirmed killings, but there were undoubtedly more.
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Species |
Location |
Number Killed |
Who |
Date |
|
Hippo |
Birwa |
2 |
FARDC |
09/08/09 |
|
Elephant |
Kahumiro |
1 |
FARDC |
12/08/09 |
|
Elephant |
Rwehe |
1 |
FARDC |
15/08/09 |
|
Pelican |
Chondo |
6 |
FARDC |
18/08/09 |
|
Hippo |
Byasimba |
3 |
FARDC |
18/08/09 |
|
Elephant |
Rwehe |
2 |
FARDC |
20/08/09 |
|
Hippo |
Mwiga |
2 |
FARDC |
21/08/09 |
|
Elephant |
Kinyonzo |
1 |
FARDC |
21/08/09 |
|
Elephant |
Lulimbi |
1 |
FARDC |
24/08/09 |
|
Hippo |
Kinyonzo |
1 |
Ugandan Poacher |
25/08/09 |
|
Lion |
Ndimu |
1 |
FARDC |
25/08/09 |
|
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Total |
21 animals |
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3 Responses to “8 Hippos and 6 Elephants Killed in August”
Absolutely devastating — and all the more reason to keep up the fight to protect Virunga.
Makes you more determined to do more.
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