 ViNP, Africas oldest national park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979, is in eastern DRC and covers 7,800 square kilometers. Iyo paki inotarisirwa neCongolese Wildlife Authority iyo, muchiFrench, inozivikanwa seInstitut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature ICCN. Vafudzi veICCN vanochengetedza mapaki emarudzi eCongo nemhuka dzomusango kubva kuvapfuri vemhuka, mapoka evapanduki, kuchera zvisiri pamutemo, kurima, uye kugara, uye kugadzirwa kwemarasha. Basa iroro rakava rakaoma zvikuru mukati meHondo yeKongo Yokutanga neYechipiri, uye Kivu Conflict yakatevera, sezvo kurwisana kwakakonzera kukuvadza kwakapararira kune zvivako zvepurogiramu yenharaunda uye vanhu. Vafudzi vanopfuura 150 veICCN vakaurayiwa vari muchiuto pakati pa1996 na2010. 