Mountain Gorilla News
Lava from a volcano in a sparsely populated area of the Democratic Republic of Congo is threatening rare chimpanzees, wildlife officials say.
Mount Nyamulagira, 25km (16 miles) from the eastern city of Goma, erupted at dawn on Saturday, sending lava into the surrounding Virunga National Park.
About 40 endangered chimpanzees and other animals live in the area.
But the country’s famous critically endangered mountain gorillas are said to be safe as they live further east.
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Please keep away from Lake Kivu until things settle down. Kivu is an “exploding lake” and tremors could cause the vast amounts of methane and carbon dioxide (CO2) to bubble to the surface and smother life around the lake. See:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Kivu
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limnic_eruption
Happy New Year! I wish you a vey prosperous 2010!
~Jim
Praying that all the animals will use their instincts to go to safety! Please send another update….CNN said lava was threatening the gorillas………so worried! Take care all!