Park Ranger Comforts A Sad Gorilla That Had Just Lost its Mother
A heartbreaking photo has surfaced of a park ranger comforting a gorilla
that had just lost its mother to poachers. In this photo, Patrick
Karabaranga, a ranger at the Virunga National Park in eastern Democratic
Republic of the Congo, sits with an orphaned mountain gorilla in the park’s
gorilla sanctuary. The gorilla appears to be showing his appreciation for
the sympathy by placing his hand on the ranger’s leg.
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This gorilla, like the other three orphans currently living in the
sanctuary, were brought there after their parents were killed by poachers
or as a result of illegal attempts by traffickers to smuggle them out of
the park. With more than 200 mountain gorillas, Virunga National Park
accounts for about a quarter of the world’s mountain gorilla population.
Orphaned gorillas being raised amid Congo's chaos.
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