Gorilla Conservation
The Virunga Volcano Region (VVR) is ecologically a single entity, but politically divided into three national parks: Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda, Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda, and Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Another gorilla population lives in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (BINP) in Uganda in an area of about 330km².
1961:
542 Gorillas in Eastern Africa
2010:
880 Gorillas in Eastern Africa
2018:
1,063 Gorillas in Eastern Africa
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