Mountain Gorillas on the Rise December 5, 2012 Fewer than one
thousand mountain gorillas remain on the planet, with half
residing in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. WCS has
worked to understand and protect these great apes since the
1950s, when field biologist Dr. George Schaller completed the
first ecological study of this primate. At last count, 302 of
these animals roamed Uganda’s cloud forests, but a new census
reveals that their numbers have surged since the 2006 report,
with at least 400 mountain gorillas now populating Bwindi. WCS
is one of several organizations that supported the recent
assessment, which brings the world population of mountain
gorillas to an estimated 880. Continue reading about the recent
census in our press release>>