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Where Mountain Gorillas Live: Countries, Parks and Habitat
Short answer: Mountain gorillas live in two isolated transboundary landscapes in Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo: the Virunga Massif and the Bwindi–Sarambwe ecosystem. They occur nowhere else in the wild. The two mountain gorilla populations 1. Virunga Massif The Virunga population moves across a connected chain of protected areas: Virunga National…
Where Gorillas Live: Habitat, Range and Countries
Short answer: Wild gorillas live only in equatorial Africa. Western gorillas occupy forests across west-central Africa, while eastern gorillas live in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and, for mountain gorillas, Uganda and Rwanda. Rivers, mountains and human-modified landscapes separate many populations. Gorilla range at a glance Taxon Main range Typical habitat Western lowland…
