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Deep in rwanda's volcanoes national park we're hiking high into the mountains to see an animal threatened by conflict on the brink of extinction. >> we've been hiking two hours. we're heading to a group of mountain gorillas which have never been visited before by tourists. they're not habituated in the same way. they've only been studied by scientists. >> he doesn't like people. >> before we entered the park veronica the biologist was telling us there's a lot of aggression in this group we're going to be visiting. it should be interesting. gorillas are always on the move. searching for food an...

Destructi destruction, climate change. there are surfing stories like in rwanda where the gorillas are thriving and bringing hope to an entire country. you hear them before you see them. snapping branchs, deep grunts. they are the world's last remaining moup tan gorillas. massive and magnificent, they are cautious but incredibly curious. there are only about 720 of them left on the planet, all of them living in the forest that stradles rwanda, uganda and the democratic republic of congo. they are critically endangered, on the brink of extinction. but in rwanda, the survival of the gorillas is ...

And they're smack dab in one of the world's worst conflict zones. even the gorillas seem to know it. you have the congo border, and there's obviously so much instability in congo. how does that impact the gorillas? >> the gorilla, they are pretty much obliged to stay in rwanda. they try several time to move and to cross the border, and after a few hours they run away. literally, they run away and come back to rwanda. >> we've been here for about an hour, and kansbey and the others don't seem to mind our presence. frankly, they seem a little bored with us. >> we've been warned these gorillas mi...

Rwanda's gorilla groups as director of research for the diane fossey foundation. a research group, gorillas never visited by tourists. the scientists say there is a lot of aggression in the group and not really sure how they'll react to our presence. so frankly if they charge, i'm going to hide behind the biggest cameraman we can find. >> those are fresh tracks. your p.a.d. isn't just poor circulation in your legs causing you pain. ok. what is it? dad, it more than doubles your risk of a heart attack or stroke. you'd better read about plavix. if you have p.a.d., plavix can help protect you fro...

Protecting its natural resources instead of destroying them. it is a success story in one of the most unlikely places on earth. just 14 years ago ra wapda was in chaos. as one ethnic group tried to exterminate another. neighbors killed neighbors. it was a genocidal blood bath resulting in the deaths of nearly 1 million people. since then rwanda has emerged from the violence and looked for ways to rebuild, looked for signs of hope. they found it in the forest. they found it in the gorillas. why was it important for you to come back here after the genocide? >> to come to see the animals, the gor...