Comments on: The Mountain Gorilla comeback

By: Kambiz

Kambiz — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 15:23:21 +0000

That is not addressed in the article, Dave. It is certainly a good possibility that there's an improvement in 'counting heads' out in the field. But usually, in my experience, highly endangered species are accurately sampled and monitored regularly. Maybe Paulin, a Congo Ranger, who specializes in protecting mountain gorillas would have a better idea of the history of gorilla population sampling?

By: daveyc

daveyc — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 05:37:51 +0000

I haven’t read the article yet, so I apologize if this has already been addressed, but is there any chance that the reported increase in mountain gorilla populations could be at least partially attributed to improved census-taking?

By: Patty Hoaglund

Patty Hoaglund — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 03:35:12 +0000

Thank you Paulin and Kambiz for the great news! Also, when you all get a chance...check out the following link which lists Paulin's Wildlife Direct videos on YouTube. The 31 breathtaking videos provide a front row seat to Mountain Gorillas, the Semliki river Hippos of Virunga National Park, Ankole cattle in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve of eastern Congo, Elephants crossing the Semliki River, and of the valiant work of the Congo Rangers.