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because the first census we did in 1996, we counted 320. and right now, we counted about a59 mountain gorillas. and since that was 2019 and since then, we have been recording some newborn babies, as you have seen today. it is a dramatic turnaround. there is more meaning and mutual understanding in exchanging a glance with a gorilla than any other animal i know. when sir david attenborough made his famous visit to a mountain gorilla family back in the 1970s, it was, in his words, "tinge...

there is more meaning and mutual understanding in exchanging a glance with a gorilla than any other animal i know _ when sir david attenborough made his famous visit to a mountain gorilla family back in the 19705, it was, in his words, "tinged with sadness." we see the world in the same way as they do. because he feared he might be seeing the last of their kind. poachers preyed on the mountain gorilla population. and the civil wars in rwanda and the democratic republic of the congo mad...

Ugandas gorillas were doing good business — 40,000 tourist visits a year. tourism really does help wild animals if its done right. in uganda, its an act of parliament that 20% of the park entry fee has to go to the local community. and park revenues are just the beginning, says dr gladys, as shes known. she was uganda wildlife authoritys first—ever veterinary officer. now she runs a charity that works to protect the gorilla population by ensuring the human population is healthy and prosperou...