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Gorilla Rangers get video-savvy

14 Oct 2009 Filed under (Chimpanzees, Elephants, Hippos, Mountain Gorillas, Patrols, Projects, Your Donations) by Eddy @ 12:35 pm

As you can tell from the content of the blog we have already trained Rangers throughout Virunga National Park in how to shoot video and take photos. It is very important to document this park’s wildlife – not just the gorillas but all the animals. Virunga is arguably the most biodiverse park in Africa, but it is also the most threatened and so its species have suffered enormously from poaching, war and deforestation. That is why we get so excited when we see an increase in animal populations – whether it be the gorillas of Mikeno, the hippos of Ishango, the elephants of Kabaraza or the chimps of Tongo (and I could go on and on!)

So now a camera or Flip video camera form part of the essential field gear of many Rangers. And now we have gone one step further – the Rangers now have better Video equipment and are being trained by Katya in how to shoot the best images of the gorillas. This will then be expanded to other parts of the park.

Every additional step we take toward improving the content of this blog and transmitting better images is very important to us. It is part of the critical step of getting our message to the outside world.

Thanks again for all your support.

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4 Responses to “Gorilla Rangers get video-savvy”

  1. tonia tonia Says: 15 Oct 2009

    Look forward to seeing the resulting images :-)

  2. Amy Amy Says: 18 Oct 2009

    This is the best of the Internet age! It’s so amazing to sit at our computers, wherever in the world we are, and enter the world of Virunga through the rangers’ eyes.

  3. irisk iris Says: 18 Oct 2009

    I’m sure the rangers have good teachers in you, Eddy and Katya! Iris

  4. Mabluk Madna Mabluk Madna Says: 25 Oct 2009

    I appreciate the idea of the rangers being trained to photograph but when are they going to be trained to get good photos of the still believed active volcano Nyirangongo and Nyiramuragira , nice tourists attractions, can one visit the volcanoes summit

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