Endangered Mountain Gorilla Population Grows Slightly The
world's mountain gorilla population has grown slightly to 880
animals, according to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) conservation
group. That's up from an estimated population of 781 animals in
2010.The critically endangered animals live in only two places
in the world — Uganada's Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, and
the Virunga Massif area, which spans parts of Uganda, the
Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda.The latest census
counted 400 mountain gorillas living in Bwindi, while 480
animals were counted in the Virunga Massif in 2010."Mountain
gorillas are the only great ape experiencing a population
increase," said David Greer, WWF's African great ape program
manager, in a statement. "This is largely due to intensive
conservation efforts and successful community
engagement."Several groups of mountain gorillas have become
accustomed to the presence of humans and the animals have become
a significant tourism draw, which has helped fund conservati