DR Congo employs dogs to tackle elephant poaching (BBC)

Rangers in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Virunga park have a new weapon in their fight against poachers.

National Park authorities have trained five bloodhound dogs to track elephant poachers after a spate of incidents.

The first investigation using the dogs was carried out last week and led to the discovery of illegal weapons.

Poaching is one of the key threats to the animals in Virunga, a Unesco World Heritage Site in the war-torn eastern region of DR Congo.

The park is also home to gorillas, chimpanzees, okapi, forest elephants and buffalo, among other wildlife. Some 300 rangers protect the park from poachers, rebel groups and illegal miners.
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