Emmanule de Merode and Virunga National Park

Emmanuel de Merode, the prince who battles to save Africa's oldest national park and its animals.

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00:00There were 27,000 hippos in Virunga. It dropped to less than 350.

01:00Over the past month, there's been a massive renewal of fighting, with very intense fighting

01:10in the last few days. And that obviously affects our work, it affects the security of the rangers

01:16who are on the ground, who are trying to patrol the forests.

01:30It's a very simple equation. We have to demonstrate that the park can contribute to development,

01:37that it can contribute on a level playing field with these other economic sectors.

02:07It's a very simple equation.