The Government of Rwanda, through the Rwanda Development Board and in collaboration with conservation partners, the private sector and local communities, has achieved remarkable success in protecting and growing the endangered
mountain gorilla population and conserving its habitat.
"The biggest threat to the
mountain gorilla population would be a new and highly contagious disease, because that would be very hard to control," Williamson told Reuters.
4 KIBALE, UGANDA WE SHARE 98.5% of genes with chimps, and their dexterity for
mountain gorilla in Rwanda using tools is remarkably human.
"The
mountain gorillas are the main attraction in Rwanda as they are unique.
Community involvement is helping ensure the survival of Rwanda's
mountain gorillas.
Mountain gorillas are amongst the most endangered species on the planet but it is not as expensive or difficult as you may think to view these fascinating creatures in their natural habitat.
We thank the Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature and the Rwanda I ievelopment Board (Antoine Mudakikwa) for permission to care for confiscated Grauer's and
mountain gorillas and the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund for orphan gorilla management cooperation.
Discover how they cope in this exploration of what the future holds for the remaining last few hundred
mountain gorillas.
Fossey was found murdered in her cabin in Rwanda in 1985 after she fought a long battle to protect
mountain gorillas.
Desperate to boost an economy battered by more than a decade of war, officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo are considering a new law that would allow oil companies to drill inside the country's national parks--including in regions that are home to endangered
mountain gorillas.
Recent statistics show that the population of Uganda's
mountain gorillas has grown to 400, from 302 in 2006.
To answer the question I went on a backbreaking journey to the heart of Africa, in search for one of the last surviving
mountain gorillas.
