The disease has been connected to the deaths of animals at Virunga National Park in Africa's Democratic Republic of the Congo Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from ...

Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo — Anthrax poisoning has killed about 50 hippos in Virunga, Africa's oldest national park, which is located in the Democratic Republic of Congo's troubled east ...

April 8 (Reuters) - At least 50 hippos and other large animals have been killed by anthrax poisoning in eastern Congo's Virunga National Park and have been spotted floating along a major river ...

At least 50 hippos and other large animals have been killed by anthrax poisoning in eastern Congo's Virunga National Park and have been spotted floating along a major river that feeds one of ...

A spokesperson confirmed with USA TODAY that at least 40 to 50 hippos were found deceased at Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Reuters first reported the news.

Virunga in eastern DR Congo is home to a third of the world's remaining mountain gorillas and more than 1,000 hippos At least 50 hippos and other large animals have been killed by anthrax ...

Tests confirmed anthrax poisoning, said Virunga Park director Emmanuel De Merode, adding that buffalo have been killed too. The exact cause of the poisoning was not yet clear. Images shared by the ...