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An almost unanimous decision by all members of The Conscious Travel Foundation, Virunga National Park is the recipient of The Conscious Travel Foundation Charitable Fund for 2021. One of the most biodiverse places on earth and home to some of the last remaining mountain gorillas, Virunga’s rangers work tirelessly, risking their lives to protect the gorillas from poachers and armed-militia and we are proud to be supporting them in their efforts.

Park director Emmanuel de Merode joins us to share more about daily life in the Congolese mountains, the struggles they face and how they will be putting our donation to good use improving conditions for their ranger team and encourage more gorilla tourism to this wild and beautiful corner of the African continent.