‘Mother Lode’ Of Gorillas Found In Congo Forests

Gorilla experts with the Wildlife Conservation Society say they’ve made a spectacular find in isolated forests of the Republic of Congo: a large group of previously undiscovered western lowland gorillas. The animals are critically endangered.

Researchers say the first wildlife census of the area has revealed that 125,000 western lowland gorillas are now thriving in the country’s northern forests, a number that is twice some estimates for the worldwide population.

“We have found the mother lode of western lowland gorillas,” said Steven Sanderson, president of the society, which led the research. “We had no idea that these great densities, that is numbers per square kilometer [of the gorillas], were possible in central Congo.”

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Tagged as: Animals, Endangered Species, Gorillas, Republic of Congo, Western Lowland Gorillas, Wildlife Census, Wildlife Conservation Society

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