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Description of where mountain gorillas live and where IGCP works, as well as the number of mountain gorillas in the world today and the threats to their existence.
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The Regional Approach
The parks that support mountain gorillas are transboundary, and so is our work
International Gorilla Conservation Programmewww.igcp.org
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Mountain Gorillas
Only 780 mountain gorillas exist in the world today
International Gorilla Conservation Programmewww.igcp.org
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Mountain Gorillas
The Regional Approach
Only 780 mountain gorillas exist in the world today
The parks that support mountain gorillas are transboundary, and so is our work
International Gorilla Conservation Programmewww.igcp.org
International Gorilla Conservation Programmewww.igcp.org
Turn the card to find out more ...
Turn the card to find out more ...
Maryke Gray/IGCP Maryke Gray/IGCP
Addressing Threats
For information on how you can support the conservation of mountain gorillas, please go online to www.igcp.org/support or write to [email protected].
Just as mountain gorilla habitat is transboundary, so are the threats to their existence including habitat destruction and encroachment, risk of disease transmission from humans to gorillas, and snares set in the park for poaching small antelopes. Therefore, IGCP works to address the threats to mountain gorilla conservation across the borders of DRC, Rwanda, and Uganda.
Critically EndangeredCritically Endangered
Addressing Threats
For information on how you can support the conservation of mountain gorillas, please go online to www.igcp.org/support or write to [email protected].
For information on how you can support the conservation of mountain gorillas, please go online to www.igcp.org/support or write to [email protected].
For information on how you can support the conservation of mountain gorillas, please go online to www.igcp.org/support or write to [email protected].
Mountain gorillas, Gorilla beringei beringei, are classified as critically endangered due to their low population numbers and limited habitat range within the Virunga Massif and Bwindi ecosystems, surrounded by densely populated human communities. Although their population numbers have been increasing in recent decades, the threats to their existence remain.
Mountain gorillas, Gorilla beringei beringei, are classified as critically endangered due to their low population numbers and limited habitat range within the Virunga Massif and Bwindi ecosystems, surrounded by densely populated human communities. Although their population numbers have been increasing in recent decades, the threats to their existence remain.
Just as mountain gorilla habitat is transboundary, so are the threats to their existence including habitat destruction and encroachment, risk of disease transmission from humans to gorillas, and snares set in the park for poaching small antelopes. Therefore, IGCP works to address the threats to mountain gorilla conservation across the borders of DRC, Rwanda, and Uganda.
