Amid conflict and poaching, tech helps boost mountain gorilla numbers

Mongabay
Apr 23, 2026, 5:55 pm119 ptsTrending
The population of the world’s last mountain gorillas has rebounded by 73% since 1989, allowing the subspecies to be reclassified from critically endangered — one step away from extinction — to endangered. But they remain imperiled, with about 1,063 left. They live in just one place: the Greater Virunga…

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