Virunga, SOCO and Great Apes – which will win out? June 17, 2014 DANIEL STILES, MONGABAY.ORG, SPECIAL REPORTING INITIATIVES, SRI FELLOWS, SRI REPORTING What does SOCO’s withdrawal really mean for the future of Virunga National Park? Read SRA Fellow Daniel Stiles analysis on the recent developments in Democratic Republic of the Congo. A Baby Mountain Gorilla in Virunga National Park, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Original photo by Cai Tjeenk Willink – cropped. Photo available under CC BY-SA 3.0 Tags: africa, apes, daniel stiles, great apes, oil