A rare sign of hope as mountain gorillas welcome two sets of twins in Africa
April 10, 2026
Wildlife | The Guardian
In this week’s newsletter: Once close to extinction, the species is rebounding due to years of conservation work Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereI will never forget the moment I first saw a mountain gorilla. It was early on Mount Muhabura in Uganda, and I had spent the morning stumbling up the slopes of the inactive volcano in the Virunga range, which also spans Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Just when I thought my lungs could not take it any more, I noticed the silhouette of a creature picking leaves off a branch in a forest clearing. It was not alone. Nine mountain gorillas – all members of the Nyakagezi family – were having their breakfast around me.I was with Ugandan park rangers and veterinarians from the NGO Gorilla Doctors, who have helped oversee one of the most remarkable turnarounds in the fortunes of an endangered species in the past century – and I was excited to learn more about how they did it.As Iran war exposes global dependence on fossil fuels, the biggest emitters are reaping the rewards‘A surrender to special interests’: alarm as Utah shields fossil-fuel companies‘All we can do now is pray they continue’: Maasai welcome the first rains but know that drought is far from over Continue reading...
Wildlife | The Guardian
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