Hello, just a short message to tell you my new born baby Victor is doing very well.
Here a picture of Jose and Victor on the back. Jose is a big fan of gorillas and will become a Ranger one day…..
Meet Congo, a chimp rescued a month ago, held in captivity by military men. We were responsible to transport Congo to a chimp sanctuary in Bukavu.
Congo displaying all his charm to curious people passing by.
Meet Rebecca, 28 years old, the first girl ever to apply for a position in the Advance Force.
She has become a park Ranger one month ago, and is now training very hard to become one of our team.
After the three month training period with Major M’Poka finishes, will see whether she passes all the exams. We wish her all the best.
Dear All, I have just received a report of all donations received for the first two weeks of November. I would like to send special thanks to: Angela S. Wanda H. Richard I. Pirjo I. And to all of those who regularly read my blog and leave comments. I am very grateful to you all.
I am sorry this is not a happy post, but I would like to write today to honor Ranger Gasusa who died on the 11th of October, during an unfortunate car accident.
The picture below shows him some time just before the accident. He participated on an intelligence work carried out to stop a trafficking ring in the Mikeno Sector.
Ranger Gasusa on the far left Thank you all for your constant support to the Congo Rangers - some 120 whom have died in the last 10 years in the line of service.
Special training has started today for the Rangers of the Advance Force. This images were taking early this morning, physical activities started at 5:30am. And it will be like this for the next three months.
The purpose of this training is to achieve better conservation outcomes, improve the Advance Force’s command and control structures, increase their operational capacities. They will be working on drill, fitness discipline, patrol techniques, shooting, first aid. Training will take place between Mutsora and Ishango.
Joseph Aloma on the far right. This initiative is carried out by FZS, and Major M’Poka has been hired to run the program. He is a Congolese ex Special Forces.
Major M’Poka conducting the training, with the blue tracksuit.
The threat of increasing population moving inside the Park limits in Lubiriha has obliged us to deploy several patrols of the Advance Force during the last two months.
Poachers are setting up fires in big open spaces, so new grass can grow, attrackting antilopes and other animals to come and feed. They set up the traps thus making it an easy target for them to catch their victims.
Here with the poachers we caught, taking them into custody in Mutsora.
Lubiriha is our patrol post north of Ishango, very close to the border with Uganda. Patrols have been reinforced in the area during the last two months.
Villagers have been moving into the park at fast speed, building houses, breeding animals and cultivating all sorts of crops. During many of our patrols, several warnings have been given to the local villagers to move their belongings from inside the park.
These pictures are from last week when Troop I of the Advance Force returned to Mutsora after burning their houses.
We managed to catch the chief of the village who gave away fake certificates of land property to the villagers. He is now in captivity in Mutsora.
I want to share with you the pictures of my new born baby, Victor Mundima.
He was born yesterday at 14:40 hours in Mutwanga hospital. He weighed 3,800 kg. and he is a very healthy baby.
My wife Beatriz with Victor, feeling very well. Tomorrow they will be back home.
Victor is my eigth child. I am closing my factory here!
This is Virginia from WildlifeDirect. I am very happy to share the news with you. Ranger Kambale Mulonda, who was shot in his leg during a Mai Mai attack, is feeling fully recovered now and will be back on duty in October.
Kambale looking healthy again, with very little pain.
We went down his house yesterday to give him the monetary support WildlifeDirect provides monthly.
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