Rwanda: IGCP At 30+ - Three Decades of Saving Gorillas, Supporting Communities, and Protecting Forests

Rwanda: IGCP At 30+ - Three Decades of Saving Gorillas, Supporting Communities, and Protecting Forests

High in the misty slopes of Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, a population of mountain gorillas has been clinging to survival for decades in the face of uncountable threats.

IGCP at 30+: Three decades of saving gorillas, supporting communities, and protecting forests

High in the misty slopes of Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, a population of mountain gorillas has been clinging to survival for decades in the face of uncountable threats. Today, about 1063 mountain gorillas remain in the world, inhabiting 780 square kilometres of forest. Decades ago, their future looked very bleak, but currently, thanks to one of the world’s most celebrated conservation turnarounds, their numbers are stead…