(Reuters) -At least 50 hippos and other large animals have been killed by anthrax poisoning in eastern Congo's Virunga ...

Park guards noticed there was a problem when the dead animals started to appear about five days ago along the river, which forms Congo's border ... in contaminated soil, plants, or water.

Park guards noticed there was a problem when the dead animals started to appear about five days ago along the river, which forms Congo’s border ... contaminated soil, plants, or water.

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 ... in the Ishasha River and its banks ...

Water and electronic equipment don't usually mix well but it's precisely the proximity to the river ... from a hydro-electric plant run by Virunga National Park in the Congo.

At the heart of the central basin of the River Congo, Salonga National Park is the largest protected ... and may still be considered as practically virgin. Criterion (ix): The plant and animal life in ...

Since the ethnic conflict in neighboring Rwanda spilled into Congo in 1994 ... Standing where the Semliki River flows out of Lake Edward with the Rwenzori Mountains glowering in the distance ...

Kinshasa, a city with 17 million residents is located on the Congo River, one of the largest rivers globally which ... flooding has led to water shortages as the city's water treatment plants have ...

The death toll from a boat fire and capsizing in Congo earlier this week rose to 148 with more than 100 people still missing, ...