Gorilla rangers’ execution threat (BBC)

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By Mark Kinver
Science and nature reporter, BBC News

Rebels who have seized control of eastern DR Congo's Gorilla Sector have said they will execute any wildlife ranger who attempts to enter the area.

Despite the recent signing of a peace deal, a group of rebels have set up a parallel administration in Virunga National Park.

UN peacekeepers say landmines have also been planted along one of the main routes through the region.

The area is home to more than half of the world's mountain gorillas.

"They have to go," said Diddy Mwanaki, a senior ranger for the Congolese Institute for the Conservation of Nature (ICCN).
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