A Massive Elephant Herd Has ‘Taken Everyone by Surprise’ in Its Return to Virunga National Park
In a rare sign that not everything is terrible, elephants are returning to Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In 1980, the lush 3,000-square-mile (7,770-square-kilometer) park was home to an estimated 8,000 elephants. Yet in recent years, the area has seen an increased presence of rebel militia groups that poach the…
