National Geographic Travelのインスタグラム(natgeotravel) - 12月22日 20時00分

photo by @andrea_frazzetta // Rwanda, Volcanoes National Park. A young female gorilla.
Gorillas can climb trees but are usually found on the ground in communities of up to 30 individuals. A gorilla group is named after the Silverback leading the family. Each gorilla group has distinct and unique characteristic quiet different from another. The animals are peaceful, gentle, social, and mainly vegetarian creatures.
Shooting among this gorilla family has been an unforgettable moment of my life.
The most remarkable thing about gorillas is perhaps the most obvious: They are so much like us. My mind keeps returning to the intensity of their gaze, the familiar details of their finger­nails and grasping hands. Gorillas share 98 percent of our DNA.
A recent census of the critically endangered mountain gorillas conducted in the Virunga Volcanoes found a minimum of 604 individuals. In combination with the 400 individuals living in the only other population in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda, these new results push the total number of wild mountain gorillas in the world to over 1000.
The population of mountain gorillas in the Virunga Volcanoes has more than doubled in the past three decades, despite intensive threats of poaching, habitat degradation, and civil conflict. This increase exemplifies the dedicated efforts of the governments of Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo to conserve these critically endangered great apes, and notably, the hard work of park staff on the ground. This dramatic increase also shows that extreme conservation efforts including tourism, veterinary work, and community projects can have a positive impact on one of our closest living relatives. Follow @andrea_frazzetta to know more about my next projects #rwanda #gorilla #mountaingorillas

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