Congolese Mai Mai militia have began targeting wildlife killing about 200 Elephants in a period of only two weeks.
The Civil society in Mambassa, 168 kilometers south of Bunia in Ituri (Orientale Province), July 30 accused the Mai Mai militia of exterminating the elephants in the wildlife area in two weeks.
Sources told local Congolese media that the militiamen shot down two hundred elephants in the space of two weeks.
Mangala Martin the president of the civil society of Mambassa, says that elephant poaching is taking place in the villages of Bandisende, Mamopi, Salate, Badengaido, Nduye and others.
“Two hundred elephants in two weeks is a real danger for the elephants,” complains Martin Mangala, accusing and some local leaders of complicity.
The militiamen illegally exploit gold in the chiefdoms of Walese Karo Bandaka and Bombo.
This information has been confirmed by officials of the Congolese Institute for Nature Conservation (ICCN).
ICCN partners complain that the World Heritage has become the place of exploitation of precious materials, poaching and logging.
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