WWF International reported yesterday that its staff members have received death threats linked to the organization’s opposition to oil exploration in Africas oldest national park, the Virunga National Park. Earlier, Virunga Chief Warden Emmanuel de Merode was shot multiple times in an ambush while driving alone in a park vehicle. An official investigation into the shooting is underway, said Alona Rivord from WWF International. UK oil company Soco International PLC is conducting seismic tests in Lake Edward. Oil exploitation could put at risk the livelihoods of 50,000 families that depend on the lake for jobs, food and drinking water. Fishermen tell WWF that they have been restricted from Lake Edward during seismic testing and fear that drilling could lead to contamination. youtube/watch?v=B_CJQbQZpRQ
Posted on: Tue, 13 May 2014 02:05:37 +0000
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