Virunga ranger killed by Mai Mai rebels while protecting gorillas

Patrick Muhayirwa was trapped in an ambush while patrolling to protect gorillas in Africa's oldest national park

• Another day, another dead wildlife ranger. We must do more to help them

A 26-year-old wildlife ranger has been gunned down by militia operating in the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

According to park authorities, Patrick Prince Muhayirwa was part of a group of rangers and DRC army personnel patrolling the huge park to prevent poaching.