Oil Threatens The Last Wild Mountain Gorillas - Orlando von Einsiedel

Africa's oldest national park has been hiding a secret for the past 89 years. But her secret oil and mineral reserves were recently discovered by SOCO, a United Kingdom-based oil company, that now threaten's the park's very existence. The last 800 of the world's mountain gorillas live in Virunga National Park, and they're protected by committed rangers who are working to keep rebel soldiers and the oil company out of the park. The rebel armies are also fighting a prolonged civil war against the Democratic Republic of the Congo's federal government on the edge of the park's borders. Orlando von Einsiedel directed a new film, Virunga, that tells the story of the fight to save the last home of the world's mountain gorillas and a park from being destroyed for oil. Virunga can be seen on Netflix now.