Virunga national park

Why in news?

• Six gorilla rangers killed in ambush at DR Congo's Virunga national park

About the National Park:

• Virunga National Park is a national park in the Albertine Rift Valley in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
• It was created in 1925 and is among the first protected areas in Africa.
• From north to south it extends about 300 km, largely along the international borders with Uganda and Rwanda in the east.
•  It covers an area of 8,090 km2 (3,120 sq mi) and is listed in the List of World Heritage in Danger since 1994.
• More than 3,000 faunal and floral species have been recorded, of which more than 300 are endemic to the Albertine Rift including eastern gorilla (Gorilla beringei) and golden monkey.

PRELIMS QUESTION

Virunga national park is located in:
(a)Egypt
(b)Namibia
(c)Democratic Republic of Congo
(d)Zimbabwe

Answer to Prelims Question