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 are very aggressive against the rangers of ICCN, and have threatened to execute any of us who return to the gorilla sector."
In July 2007, armed men entered the Democratic Republic of Congo's Virunga National Park and killed five critically endangered mountain gorillas at point-blank range, leaving the bodies where they fell.
To date, 10 gorillas have been killed by gunmen or poachers, and two of the great apes are still missing.
Protect the Gorillas!!! Bastards!!!! Why people like to kill animals for nothing? F***
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They are killing them because they place their immediate well-being above the survival of an incredibly noble species, and don't care how it affects the future of all the world's natural heritage.
It is painful to hear this news. My first reaction was anger. If the rebels have openly stated that they will kill those who enter. If they would do so to others, would it be unjust for a military strike to be authorized against them?
When does the cost of human desire outweigh the irreversible extinction threats? Is diplomacy not fast enough? What action can be taken by all of us?
Sound like it is a bunch of A**ho*** over there.People all ways want to take out their anger on the animals. Shoot them instead.
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