One of the biggest threats to gorilla habitat is the charcoal trade!

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To read the full story, you can go to: http://www.smh.com.au/environment/gorillas-in-their-midst-20100101-lls9.html



 
When their parents were slain, two infant silverbacks were raised by Congolese villagers, writes Paola Totaro.
They are toddlers like any other, in need of cuddles, food, sleep and plenty of room to explore, chase and play pat-a-cake. But Ndeze and Ndakasi are also unique: rare mountain gorilla babies who survived their family's massacre two years ago in a scandal that shocked international conservationists and remains a mystery to this day.


De Merode explains that one of the bigger threats to the park and gorilla habitat is the charcoal trade which results in enormous tracts of forest being burned to extract fuel used for cooking. Finding alternative fuels and livelihoods for the people who live around the park is imperative, he argues.

The charcoal trade, after all, motivated the killing of the gorilla family in 2007. Investigations led to the arrest of Honore Mshagiro, de Merode's predecessor as Virunga park director.
To help Virunga, read the rangers' blogs and sponsor programs at www.gorillacd.org