Africa's oldest national park, Virunga, in Congo Africa has been seized by rebels after a clash with Congo's National Army. The park is home to over 200 critically endangered Mountain Gorillas. After intense fighting the rebels took the park and the park headquarters. Nothing like this has ever happened before, despite the history of conflict in the region. The only mountain gorillas in the world live in this region, who's numbers are around 700 worldwide.

The rebel group has said that they have taken measures to protect the park and its animals, but this latest infighting in the Congo is just one of the setbacks this species has had to overcome recently. Poaching, Habitat Loss and Diseases that have spread to the mountain gorilla have hurt the efforts to conserve this species. 

Hopefully the infighting will subside and the Gorillas will not be harmed. 

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