POLITICS BUZZ: In July of 2007, six gorillas were murdered, execution-style, in the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Brent Stirton, the photojournalist who shot the intensely disturbing photographs of the slain gorillas, returned to the Congo with writer Mark Jenkins to determine the why this atrocity happened. The story complete with brutal militias, environmental disasters, corruption, smuggling, and the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide is covered in the July issue of National Geographic. and a documentary on the subject will air July 1st.

The Best Links:

1. Who Murdered the Virunga Gorillas?
2. Brent Stirton Projects: Gorilla Killings - Virunga, DRC
3. Brent Stirton Interview: “Chronicling the Virunga Gorilla Murders”
4. Mountain Gorillas Killings Fueled by Charcoal Trade
5. Gorilla Killing Photos at Rome’s international festival of photography
6. “Help the Virunga Gorillas!”
7. “Inside the Gorilla Wars: Rangers on Risking It All” Documentary

A battle between a pride of lions, a herd of buffalo, and two crocodiles. Everyone’s favorite animals vs. animals vs. animals video was recently turned into a National Geographic special. The original was captured in 2004 by videographer David Budzinski and photographer Jason Schlosberg at a Kruger National Park (South Africa) watering hole.

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The Best Links:

1. The Story Behind Battle at Kruger