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fromCN Traveller
2 days ago

How Uganda is following its nose in the creation of a new top-end nature tourism model to rival its neighbours

Uganda is emerging as a prime destination for mountain gorilla tracking, boasting nearly half of the world's mountain gorilla population.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

A rare sign of hope as mountain gorillas welcome two sets of twins in Africa

Mountain gorilla populations have increased from 250 in the 1980s to over a thousand today due to dedicated conservation efforts.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

The comeback of the mountain gorilla podcast

Along the borders of Uganda, Rwanda and the DRC lies the Virunga national park the home of mountain gorillas. Back in 1970s there were only a few hundred of these gorillas left. Yet today the community is thriving with more than 1,000. Patrick Greenfield, the Guardian's biodiversity reporter, headed up into the Virunga mountains, guided by wildlife vets, to find out how they achieved this rare and extraordinary conservation success.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago

Mountain gorillas are back from the brink. But what happens if they run out of room?

Mountain gorilla populations in the Virunga mountains have rebounded from near-extinction to over 1,000 by 2018 due to decades of intense conservation efforts.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 year ago

Gorillas offer clues to how social relationships work in humans study

The study highlights that while strong social relationships can benefit female gorillas' health, they may increase illness risk in males due to energy expenditure.
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