24/09/2026
The recovery has been built over decades through sustained protection of the gorillas and their forest habitat. In 1992, the first census was conducted in Bwindi and 300 mountain gorillas were recorded, increasing to about 320 in 2002, 340 in 2006 and 459 in 2018. Together with the Virunga census results of 2015, the Bwindi census results of 2018 brought the global total population of mountain gorillas to 1,063 individuals. Rachel Rosenthal
Happy World Gorilla Day 2026