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Defending Virunga’s Treasures | Explorer


I am hunting down the story but I’m not

I am hunting down the story but I’m not your standard correspondent I’m a

your standard correspondent I’m a

your standard correspondent I’m a wide-eyed enthusiastic guy that loves

wide-eyed enthusiastic guy that loves

wide-eyed enthusiastic guy that loves the world we live in I mean of course

the world we live in I mean of course

the world we live in I mean of course I’ve heard a lot about Congo but I can’t

I’ve heard a lot about Congo but I can’t

I’ve heard a lot about Congo but I can’t sort of get away from these romantic

sort of get away from these romantic

sort of get away from these romantic notions that my childhood built into my

notions that my childhood built into my

notions that my childhood built into my head of peaked volcanoes of dense jungle

head of peaked volcanoes of dense jungle

head of peaked volcanoes of dense jungle almost Tarzan like adventures Romancing

almost Tarzan like adventures Romancing

almost Tarzan like adventures Romancing the Stone it’s an adventure as paradise

the Stone it’s an adventure as paradise

the Stone it’s an adventure as paradise but as soon as you start drilling into

but as soon as you start drilling into

but as soon as you start drilling into it you realize that this beautiful

it you realize that this beautiful

it you realize that this beautiful paradise has such a complexity so many

paradise has such a complexity so many

paradise has such a complexity so many layers essentially in the last 125 years

layers essentially in the last 125 years

layers essentially in the last 125 years of this country’s history it’s been

of this country’s history it’s been

of this country’s history it’s been viewed as a pot of gold a huge area of

viewed as a pot of gold a huge area of

viewed as a pot of gold a huge area of immense natural wealth

immense natural wealth

immense natural wealth there’s gold there’s diamonds there’s

there’s gold there’s diamonds there’s

there’s gold there’s diamonds there’s complexed rare earth minerals tantalum

complexed rare earth minerals tantalum

complexed rare earth minerals tantalum and coltan there’s timber this zinc

and coltan there’s timber this zinc

and coltan there’s timber this zinc there’s all of these things that our

there’s all of these things that our

there’s all of these things that our world needs and everyone from the

world needs and everyone from the

world needs and everyone from the outside has viewed it as this treasure

outside has viewed it as this treasure

outside has viewed it as this treasure trove and the one thing they seem to

trove and the one thing they seem to

trove and the one thing they seem to have all had in mind is the

have all had in mind is the

have all had in mind is the inconvenience of having people living

inconvenience of having people living

inconvenience of having people living there being with innocent when we

there being with innocent when we

there being with innocent when we stumbled upon the guerrillas was a

stumbled upon the guerrillas was a

stumbled upon the guerrillas was a beautiful moment

here’s a guy whose charge is to protect

here’s a guy whose charge is to protect the most important section of the world

the most important section of the world

the most important section of the world in relation to mountain gorillas more

in relation to mountain gorillas more

in relation to mountain gorillas more than half of all the mountain gorillas

than half of all the mountain gorillas

than half of all the mountain gorillas left in the world are in his area and

left in the world are in his area and

left in the world are in his area and are his charge and this guy could see in

are his charge and this guy could see in

are his charge and this guy could see in his eyes when we stumbled upon the

his eyes when we stumbled upon the

his eyes when we stumbled upon the silverback in the gorillas they all sort

silverback in the gorillas they all sort

silverback in the gorillas they all sort of hit me up see I was just thinking the

of hit me up see I was just thinking the

of hit me up see I was just thinking the Rangers there have lost a hundred and

Rangers there have lost a hundred and

Rangers there have lost a hundred and forty plus guys in the field doing what

forty plus guys in the field doing what

forty plus guys in the field doing what they do to protect this beautiful

they do to protect this beautiful

they do to protect this beautiful magnificent creature and locked him and

magnificent creature and locked him and

magnificent creature and locked him and I asked him that is this why you do it

I asked him that is this why you do it

I asked him that is this why you do it and he looked at me and didn’t have to

and he looked at me and didn’t have to

and he looked at me and didn’t have to say anything it was just the power in

say anything it was just the power in

say anything it was just the power in that feel so privileged to have been in

that feel so privileged to have been in

that feel so privileged to have been in his company and those like him who just

his company and those like him who just

his company and those like him who just stand in front of bullets for what they

stand in front of bullets for what they

stand in front of bullets for what they feel and believe is right and the

feel and believe is right and the

feel and believe is right and the defense of these creatures

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