POWERFULLY pushing through thick jungle, the mountain gorilla is fearless in the face of strangers on his territory, but the endangered ape is unaware the family group he guards survives by the thinnest of threads. The gorillas here in Ugandas lush forests are protected by the economic lifeline they create for remote communities from the tourist dollars they generate, providing a key incentive for humans to protect the giant animals. The forest in Ugandas far southwest is home to an estimated 400 mountain gorillas -- roughly half of the worlds population -- including several families which have been habituated to human presence. But it is the income from tourism that is helping protect the animals, which in the past were regularly hunted for their meat, and by farmers to protect their crops. Details: bit.ly/1sQuohh
Posted on: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 07:49:44 +0000
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