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Category: Gorillas | Date: Jun 28 2008 | By: admin

The premiere screening of Gorilla Murders at the National Geographic Society took place on the 26th of June. The room was filled to capacity. The film examines the threats to this magnificent species in the DR Congo and talks about the conflicting needs of people and gorillas - no points for guessing their conclusion … gorillas are losing. The charcoal trade and armed conflict in this region is too great a challenge for the small force of park rangers. Already more than 110 of them have been killed in the line of duty.

The movie premiers on the National Geographic Channel on Tuesday, July 1st at 10:00pm. Don’t miss it!

Mike Fox, a photojournalist who was there said this… “Gorilla Murders looks at the likely cause of the “execution” of seven gorillas in 2007, captured, heartbreakingly, in still images by South African photojournalist Brent Stirton, who answered panel questions after the film had been shown“.

Green Piece was also there and he said “The images from the film are burned on my brain and the story National Geographic tells is unforgettable“

You can watch the Nat Geo video about it here and read more about the story here

We’ve heard a few views to this show already - please send us yours.

Emmanuel was a the function and sat on the panel afterwards. Keep your eye on the gorilla blog for his reaction.

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Tags: DR Congo, Gorilla murders, National Geographic, wildlifedirect