Comments on: Protected Mountain Gorilla Population Rises by Ten Percent in Two Years http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews/2012/11/protected-mountain-gorilla-population-rises-by-ten-percent-in-two-years/ Keeping You Current Mon, 20 May 2013 17:09:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: Erika Archibald http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews/2012/11/protected-mountain-gorilla-population-rises-by-ten-percent-in-two-years/comment-page-1/#comment-1891 Erika Archibald Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:33:20 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews/?p=7224#comment-1891 Dear Rachel: There is a major error in your blog regarding the locale of the world's mountain gorillas. About 480 of them are in the Virunga mountains, primarily in Rwanda and DR Congo, but a few of this group are in Uganda. The Uganda census you are writing about is a totally separate population in Bwindi forest, Uganda, and the new total there is the 400 figure. With this new figure, one could say roughly half of the world's mountain gorillas live in Uganda, but certainly not all. Thank you! Dear Rachel:

There is a major error in your blog regarding the locale of the world’s mountain gorillas. About 480 of them are in the Virunga mountains, primarily in Rwanda and DR Congo, but a few of this group are in Uganda. The Uganda census you are writing about is a totally separate population in Bwindi forest, Uganda, and the new total there is the 400 figure. With this new figure, one could say roughly half of the world’s mountain gorillas live in Uganda, but certainly not all.
Thank you!

]]> By: Beth http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews/2012/11/protected-mountain-gorilla-population-rises-by-ten-percent-in-two-years/comment-page-1/#comment-1842 Beth Fri, 16 Nov 2012 21:45:18 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews/?p=7224#comment-1842 The last Bwindi census was in 2006 so the increase was over a six year period--from 302 to 400 in Bwindi, Uganda. The last Virunga census was in 2010 and showed an increase from 380 to 480. All mountain gorillas (Rwanda, Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo) total approximately 880. The last Bwindi census was in 2006 so the increase was over a six year period–from 302 to 400 in Bwindi, Uganda. The last Virunga census was in 2010 and showed an increase from 380 to 480. All mountain gorillas (Rwanda, Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo) total approximately 880.

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