Wild endangered mountain gorilla population climbs over 1,000: New Survey

Fieldwork conducted from 2015-2016 meant finding trails and nest sites in The Virunga Volcanoes area on the border of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Genetic analysis was also conducted of 1,100 fecal samples to identify individuals. In the mid-1980s the Virunga Volcanoes area had approximately 250 gorillas and in 2010, 480 … Read more