Why Are We Still Studying Gorillas? The Value of Long-Term Research of Bwindi Gorillas
A few years ago, when I was well into my now 30-year career studying gorillas, my father asked me, 'Don't we know enough about gorillas by now?'...
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Gorillas live in the rain forest, just like all other great apes. Only chimpanzees occur in the african tree-savannah as well. Everyday the Gorillas wander around in their areas, from one feeding ground to another. They feed almost exclusively on plants, which they consume in large volumes. Without forests Gorillas cannot survive. They only leave the forest when they are searching for food in the open grassland.
Survey of the Cross River Gorilla at the Tofala Hill Wildlife Sanctuary in Cameroon
In January 2014 I started to study the ecology of Cross River gorillas at the Tofala Hill Wildlife Sanctuary (THWS) in collaboration with the local...
[details]Ape Dung to Restore Degraded and Fragmented Forest Habitats
Though restoring forest is not a substitute to preserve intact forest, for sites where large parts of the forest have already been cleared, restoring...
[details]Seed Dispersal by Western Lowland Gorillas: from Fruits to Seedlings
African tropical rainforests, the second most important biodiversity refuge after the Amazonian basin, host a multitude of plant species. The majority...
[details]Feeding Competition in Female Bwindi Mountain Gorillas
All animals - including humans - must eat to survive. The energy derived from food is necessary to sustain basic metabolic and muscle functions,...
[details]Tracking of Grauer's Gorillas in North Kivu
The effective protection of a gorilla population requires a solid knowledge of the demography, ecology and behaviour of their social groups. The...
[details]Bushmeat Hunting Changes African Rainforests
Hunting often devastates populations of large mammals, and this may have impact on other animal and plant communities. In two recent studies (Effiom...
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Park Protects Swamp Dwelling Gorillas
In 2000, WCS Senior Conservationist, and National Geographic explorer, Mike Fay set off on his now famous MegaTransect through the forests of Central...
[details]Feeding Ecology of Sympatric Apes
Examining dietary composition and overlap between species living within the same environment is important for improving our understanding of their...
Impact of Sericostachys scandens
In November, 2004, WCS and ICCN teams surveyed the highland sector of the Kahuzi-Biega National Park where they found at least 168 gorillas. The...
[details]Changing Ecological Conditions
The mountain gorillas of the Virunga Volcano Massif have been the subject of intense research and conservation efforts by the Karisoke Research Center...
Tree Nursery on Mt. Tshiaberimu
Mount Tshiaberimu is a site that is critical both for conservation and for the development of local communities. It is located in one of the most...
Bai Hokou
The south-western region of the Central African Republic includes one of the most pristine tropical forests in the whole of Africa. Located in the...
Western Gorilla Life History
Gorillas are known among the great apes for their fast life history patterns. In zoos it is common for female gorillas to give birth before reaching...
