CONGOLESE militia are threatening to slaughter rare mountain gorillas in Congo's Virunga National Park, after militia fighters raided the eastern reserve at the weekend, killing a wildlife officer...

The area attacked is two hours' walk from a unique and isolated population of gorillas, in Virunga, which is home to half of the 700 mountain gorillas that remain in the world.

"This was an unprovoked attack on our rangers and other wildlife officers who protect Virunga's wildlife. And the Mai Mai said that if we retaliate, they will kill all the gorillas," the park director, Norbert Mushenzi, said...