Oil or conservation in Congo’s oldest park? July 7, 2014 DANIEL STILES, MONGABAY.ORG, SPECIAL REPORTING INITIATIVES, SRI FELLOWS, SRI REPORTING Special Reporting Assignment Fellow Daniel Stiles files a second report on the SOCO’s suspension of oil exploration in Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Read the full story here. Tags: africa, democratic republic of the congo, great apes, oil