Mountain gorillas of Central Africa slowly increase in number
It is a fragile success story. Their status went from ‘critically endangered’ for years to now ‘endangered’.
It is one of the world’s most endangered species. But the mountain gorillas of Central Africa are making a slow but fragile return from the brink of extinction.
Since 2010, their population has increased by a quarter to just over 1,000.
Al Jazeera’s Stefanie Dekker reports from the Virunga Mountains in Rwanda, which is leading conservation efforts.
Published On 12 Aug 2019