A “stunning story of survival” is taking part in out in Virunga Nationwide Park within the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Conservation groups have reintroduced 4 critically endangered jap lowland gorillas (Grauer’s gorillas) again into the wild after poachers killed their dad and mom. GRACE Gorillas, a conservation group, rescued and rehabilitated the now-rewilded gorillas—Isangi, Lulingu, Mapendo, and Ndjingala—earlier than re-releasing them.
The L.A. Zoo, a associate of GRACE Gorillas, posted concerning the conservation success story on Instagram. The zoo calls this occasion “historic.”
“The L.A. Zoo congratulates our abroad associate in conservation @gracegorillas on their historic achievement!” the zoo wrote within the social-media publish. “For the primary time ever, 4 Grauer’s gorillas rescued and rehabilitated by GRACE have been reintroduced into the wild!”
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L.A. Zoo says Isangi, Lulingu, Mapendo, and Ndjingala have joined a silverback, Mwasa, and his group on Mt. Tshiaberimu. “They’re thriving collectively—foraging, nesting, and bonding appropriately—underneath shut statement from GRACE caregivers and Virunga Rangers,” the zoo says in its publish. “It is a historic rewilding, years within the making, and a milestone for nice ape conservation.”
By rewilding these 4 gorillas, conservationists have boosted the wild jap lowland gorilla inhabitants in Virunga Nationwide Park by 50%.
See a YouTube video with footage of the rewilded gorillas and L.A. Zoo’s full publish concerning the conservation feat right here:
Header picture by Joe McKenna (CC BY 2.0)