A village near Virunga National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ate an elephant that had escaped from the park.
“It’s like a gift from above for us,” said happy people from Katwiguru village, according to conservationist group Conserv Congo.
The group, which helps protect the animals in the Congo, said they were not sure if rebels or villagers were responsible for killing the animal.
According to AFP news agency, a fence that was put up around the park a few weeks ago got broken by some young people. As a result, two elephants were able to wander away from the park on Monday. The ICCN stated this information.
We do not know what will happen to the second elephant.
Virunga is a well-known park with animals in an area of fighting, where many groups of soldiers operate near the border of Rwanda and Uganda.
Conservation efforts have successfully removed rebel forces from the park – which covers 7,800 square kilometers (3,000 square miles) – and have made a protected space for elephants.
The park’s website says that in 2020, around 580 elephants moved into the park, and now there is a group of about 700 elephants.
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Escaped elephant killed at Virunga Park
