Save the Mountain Gorilla

  • by: Edo R
  • recipient: International Union for Conservation of Nature
The mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) is one of the two subspecies of the eastern gorilla. There are two populations. One is found in the Virunga volcanic mountains of Central Africa, within three National Parks: Mgahinga, in south-west Uganda; Volcanoes, in north-west Rwanda; and Virunga in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The other is found in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. As of November 2012, the estimated total number of mountain gorillas is 880.

Conservation efforts have led to an increase in overall population of the mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) in the Virungas and at Bwindi. The overall population is now believed to be at least 880 individuals. Three more – infants who suffered a traumatic poaching experience, injuries from snares, and/or losing their mothers in brutal killings – are currently in care of the Senkwekwe Centre orphanage in the DR of Congo.

Despite their recent population growth, the mountain gorilla remains threatened. Mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) are listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List and are dependent on conservation efforts to survive.
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