<p>Mélanie Gouby, a young French journalist, spent nearly two years in eastern DR Congo following the brave rangers of Virunga, Africa's oldest natural park and a UNESCO world heritage site. The rangers' mission is to save some of the world's very last mountain gorillas from a man-made extinction. </p><br />The gorillas, and the men fighting to save them, are the heroes of a gripping new documentary film, entitled "Virunga". The film, distributed online by the internet streaming service Netflix, features Gouby's investigative reporting and is seen as a serious contender in the Oscar race. It may also have helped to turn the tide in the gorillas' favour - at least for now. Soco International, a British company that wanted to explore for oil right under the gorillas' home in DR Congo, appears to have bowed to pressure and dropped its plans.<br />Mélanie Gouby tells FRANCE 24's Douglas Herbert more about the film.<br /><br />Visit our website:<br />http://www.france24.com<br /><br />Like us on Facebook:<br />https://www.facebook.com/FRANCE24.English<br /><br />Follow us on Twitter:<br />https://twitter.com/France24_en
