News Joan Pablo Moreiras/FFI By Tim Knight, 11th January 2021 Everyone at Fauna & Flora International (FFI) was devastated to hear the tragic news that six rangers in Virunga National Park – one of the last refuges of the endangered mountain gorilla – have been ambushed and killed by armed assailants, the second such deadly attack in the park within the past 12 months. The region where mountain gorillas live has been plagued by instability for many decades, and few would deny that this beleaguered World Heritage site in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has suffered disproportionately. Since its inception, the International Gorilla Conservation Programme (IGCP) and the park authorities in the three range countries – DRC, Rwanda and Uganda – have been forced to operate against a backdrop of violent conflict, human tragedy and economic hardship.