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  • Nature & Wildlife

    Q and A: Mountain Gorilla Trekking

    Jan 19, 2014 · WWF

    WWF’s Whitney Kent traveled to Africa with her family to see mountain gorillas in the wild. We caught up with her to talk about the experience. WWF Travel: How long did you have to hike before spotting the mountain gorillas? Was it a difficult climb? Whitney Kent: We did two gorilla treks in two separate days.

  • Nature Photography

    On the Ground with Chimpanzees & Mountain Gorillas

    Oct 19, 2013 · Emily Deemer

    Nat Hab guest Marcia Goldstein recently returned from our Great Uganda Gorilla Safari with some remarkable photos on the ground with mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and wild chimpanzees in Kibale Forest National Park.

  • Conservation

    Calling on Mountain Gorillas

    Feb 1, 2013 · Lisa Poppleton

    The Uganda Minister for Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, with the support of The Wildlife Conservation Society, recently checked in with the mountain gorilla population in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and found the primates doing well.

  • Videos

    Video: Rare Cross River Gorilla Footage

    Jun 21, 2012 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    The recent popularity of trail cams and camera traps has resulted in some pretty amazing footage of the natural world, such as that of Bhutan’s mountain tigers and a cougar’s epic journey. On May 9, 2012, another amazing “catch” was made: National Geographic captured a view of Cameroon’s Cross River gorillas.

  • Conservation

    1,000 Gorillas Expected in the Streets of Denver

    Oct 25, 2011 · Wendy Redal

    Yep, you read that right: Denver, Colorado expects to see more than a thousand shaggy black gorillas running upright through downtown this weekend. Look closely, though, and you may be able to detect some polyester fur.

  • Videos

    A Look Back at Biodiversity; Forecast for 2011

    Jan 6, 2011 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    The arrival of a new year always prompts us to take a look back at the one just passed; to summarize it, to put closure on it. It was about a year ago that the United Nations proclaimed 2010 to be the International Year of Biodiversity.