We are the team that is working to protect mountain gorillas and Virunga National Park. We come from a broad spectrum of places, but we all have one thing in common: We want to protect the flora and fauna of Virunga for generations to come.
I am the field nurse at the Rumangabo Station and am charged with tending to the health of the wildlife rangers and their families. I am engaged to Jo...
I am based at Rumangabo, but I am currently seconded to Goma for the caring of orphan gorillas.
I am a Ranger at Rumangabo HQ, currently based at Bukima patrol post in the Mikeno Sector. I have been working in Virunga since 2003 – but before th...
I am leading the Briquette Program at Rumangabo and I am also the head of the Virunga Youth Association, whose goal is to educate children about conse...
I head up the communications for Virunga. Virunga is arguably the greatest national park in Africa and the mountain gorillas one of the most threatene...
An awareness of the importance of conservation is one of the most wonderful things you can leave to your children.
I was born near Virunga and have 6 children 2 girls and 4 boys. I have been a Ranger since 1996.
I am based at the Rumangabo Station and have been a ranger for 25 years. I am married to Jeanette and we have 5 daughters.
I am based at the Rumangabo Station and am in charge of radio communications. My father was also a Ranger.
I grew up near the park and two of my big brothers worked here and so I always wanted to work here. Before I joined I was lucky enough to visit Rwindi...
A naturalist, mostly interested in birds and in biogeography, I have been working in the Virunga since 1992.
I am currently the field nurse at Kabaraza Station in the central sector of Virunga National Park.
I am a member of the team of Rangers involved in community conservation in Virunga. I am married to Lea and we have 4 daughters and 3 sons. I have bee...
I have been a ranger since 2003 and am based at Rumangabo. I am married to Furaha and we have two daughters.
I am in charge of anti-poaching in the Southern Sector of Virunga National Park.
I am 39 years old and I am the Chief Mechanic at Mutsora Park Station in the north of Virunga. I have 5 children with my wife Beatrice, 4 boys and a g...
I was following in my father’s footsteps as he was then a male nurse at the station of Rwindi. He taught me his trade which has been very useful du...
I became a Ranger simply because I wanted to earn my living.In fact when I started in 1972 I wasn’t very ambitious. As time went by, and I learned m...
I am the Chief Warden of Virunga National Park for the Congolese Wildlife Authority (ICCN).
I have been the financial administrator for the Africa Conservation Fund since September 2007. I am married to Alphonsine and we both live and work in...
I am dedicated to the protection of wildlife and would like to apply all my abilities, both intellectual and physical, towards nature conservation.
I am the regional laboratory manager for the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project.
I am a field veterinarian with the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project - the Gorilla Doctors.
I am a Ranger and am based at Bukima, at the foot of the Mikeno Volcano.
I have been the Project Manager of the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) project for the park since June 2007.
I am heading up an effort to end the rampant deforestation of Virunga National Park, caused by illegal charcoal production.
I am the Digital Media Editor for gorillacd.org; I work hand in hand with the producer and the rest of the team.
I am a ranger at Rumangabo Station and have been working in Virunga since 1989. I am married to Louise and we have 10 children.
I have been a Ranger for 35 years. I am married to Antoinette and we have 8 children, including our son Innocent, who I am proud to say is the Ranger ...
I work as an Assistant Producer for gorillacd.org.
I am the Project Manger for Frankfurt Zoological Society, a conservation group working in Virunga.
I am based at Rumangabo Station and I have been a Ranger since 1988. I am married to Francoise and we have 10 children.
I work for the NGO Soderu and am in charge of construction projects in Virunga, such as patrol posts and park administration buildings, that are funde...
I am in charge of website usability and functionalities and coordinate the coding team. I work based in Milan, where I am also leading the New Busines...
I am head of the WWF program for Virunga and have been working here since April 2008.
My name is Jean Claude Mwendo Ndege. I am a Ranger working at the Rumangabo station. I was born in Rumangabo august 26, 1977 in Kivu North. I am marri...
My father has been my guide throughout my life and I am infinitely grateful for his devotion.I was born in Vitchumbi on April 4, 1970. Vitchumbi is a ...
I am the Deputy Warden at the Lulimbi Station in the east of the park on the shores of Lake Edward.
I am the Deputy Warden at Ishango, on the northern shores of Lake Edward.
I am in charge of wildlife monitoring in the northern sector of Virunga National Park and am based at the Mutsora Station. I am married to Christine a...
I am the nurse for the Rangers at Mutsora Station in the north of Virunga National Park.
I have been working in Virunga National Park since 1971 and I am currently Deputy Chief Warden based in Rumangabo.
I was born in Kanombe in 1958, in the territory of Rutchuru. I am married to Nzekirabazi Remera with whom I have five children: a girl and four boys. ...
I was born on 11 November 1960 at Rumangabo. I have 6 children – 3 girls and 3 boys. My wife is called Francoise Uwimana.
I am a driver for my fellow Rangers and I travel all around the park. I have not always been a driver. I used to patrol on the Ugandan border near Lak...
I have been working for ICCN since 1999 and work in the team that cares for orphan baby gorillas. I am married to Twizere and we have two children.
Being a Ranger is a trade that I chose with my heart and with my conscience.My number is 00375; I received it on December 6, 1987 at Rumangabo when I ...
I am based at the Mutsora Station, in the north of Virunga National Park.
I started out in conservation in 1983. Today I am a Chief Brigadier. The secret of my success lies in the discipline with which I approach my work.
I am a Ranger working in the southern sector of the park. I was born in 1972 and am married to Masika Rosette. We have a young son named Eric, and we ...
I am the Warden for the northern sector of Virunga National Park and am based at Mutsora Station. I am married to Mawanzo and have two sons.
I began work with the ICCN in 1980. My father worked in conservation and he wanted me to join him at his post in Uganda. In the end I decided to join ...
I am a Ranger at the Mutsora Station in the Northern Sector of the park.
I am married to Rwamucho Feza Narerimana and we have eight children. I joined the Park Rangers when Dr Conrad came here to work on the habituation of...
I lead the Technical & Scientific Department of Virunga National Park. I am married to Esperance and have 3 sons and 2 daughters.
I am the Regional Vet Manager for the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project, overseeing veterinary care for the mountain gorillas in DR Congo, Rwanda an...
I am in charge of the WWF EcoMakala project, a forestry project with local communities aimed at providing the city of Goma (500,000 people) with fuel ...
I am one of the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project’s two in-country field veterinarians based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
I am currently stationed at the Rumangabo Station. I am married to Habimana Pascazia and we have 9 children.
I have been a Ranger for 5 years and am currently based at Rumangabo Station. I am married to Odette and we have one son and two daughters.
I work in the administration and finances for Virunga National Park. I am married to Asha and we have two daughters.
I am in charge of the Nairobi based logistics for Virunga National Park. Many of the supplies such as uniforms, vehicles and other items have to route...
I was born in Rumangabo, Virunga’s HQ on 28th August 1979. I am married to Beatrice Vumiliya and we have a son named Jonathan.
I was born on 31 January 1964 in Rumangabo, home to Virunga National Park headquarters. I guess I was destined to become a Ranger. I am married to Seb...
You need strength and determination to be a Ranger, but despite the challenges I love my job. I was born in Rumangabo and always wanted to be a Ranger...
My name is Albert Sebagabo and I work at Rumangabo station. I was born in Rugari in 1964. I am married to Severine Nyiramahane and we have nine childr...
I am one of MGVP’s two in-country field veterinarians based in the DRC.
Apart from my father, who was a farmer, pretty much everyone I knew was a Park Ranger. Growing up I would watch them coming and going from work and I ...
I head up community relations in Rumangabo. This means that I work with the communities that live around the Gorilla Sector and in the southern sector...
I am the driver for the team of Rangers at the Rutshuru Hunting Reserve, which is in the central sector of Virunga National Park.
I am one of the carers tending to the orphan gorillas in Goma. I am married to Seranga and we have three children.
I am based at the Mutsora Station, but am currently deployed at the Park headquarters in Goma. I am married to Ada and we have 5 daughters and 4 sons.
I have been living in the DRC since June 2007 and now I am based in Goma working with the Fuel Briquette\'s Program, in charge of sales, marketing and...
I am in charge of tourism for the Southern Sector of Virunga National Park. I am married to Justine and we have 3 boys and 3 girls.
I am the deputy manager for the Park Headquarters and have been working here for 4 years. I am married to Patrick and have 5 children.
I am 51 years old, a chief Ranger, and married to Kanane Hellene. We have 10 children, 5 girls and 5 boys.
My wife Joeline Shirimpuhwe after my three children in Rutchuru.
In 1989, I joined the ICCN as a tax collector.
I am in charge of tourist...
I’m proud of what I do and I go to work each morning with my head held high. Like any paramilitary service being the Park Ranger Service is not with...
My name is Alfred Mujirimu Ngendayimana, I am 33 years old and I look after two orphaned baby Mountain Gorillas in Senkwekwe Center. It was difficult...
I have been a Ranger for 25 years and am currently based at Rumangabo Station. I am married to Nyirahabimana and we have 6 children.
I am in charge of the monitoring of mountain gorillas in the Mikeno Sector. I am married to Aline and have 3 boys and 3 girls.