Half of the world's mountain gorillas live in the Virunga National Park, in which country?
Virunga (film) story of four characters fighting to protect Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, home to the world's last mountain gorillas, from war, poaching, and the threat of oil exploration. Following gorilla caregiver André Bauma, central sector warden Rodrigue Mugaruka Katembo, chief warden Emmanuel de Merode, and the French investigative journalist Mélanie Gouby, the film focuses on the natural beauty and biodiversity of Virunga, as well as the complex political and economic issues surrounding oil exploration and armed conflict in the region. Production began in 2012, when von Einsiedel traveled to Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic
Virunga National Park , threatening the food base of the park’s gorillas. Land laws were reformed in the 1960s after the country became independent, and the land declared property of the state, much to the disadvantage of local people. Illegal hunting inside protected areas increased. In 1969, the two parks were merged under the name Virunga National Park and enlisted as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Since the early 1990s, the protected area was impacted by political turmoil in the African Great Lakes region. Following the Rwandan genocide, thousands of refugees fled to the Kivu region and presence of military increased. The