Tooth wear and feeding ecology in mountain gorillas from Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda

2015 ◽  
Vol 159 (3) ◽  
pp. 457-465 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordi Galbany ◽  
Olive Imanizabayo ◽  
Alejandro Romero ◽  
Veronica Vecellio ◽  
Halszka Glowacka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Feeding Ecology ◽  
National Park ◽  
Tooth Wear ◽  
Mountain Gorillas

scholarly journals Incisor tooth wear and age determination in mountain gorillas from Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda

2018 ◽  
Vol 167 (4) ◽  
pp. 930-935 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordi Galbany ◽  
Thadée Muhire ◽  
Veronica Vecellio ◽  
Antoine Mudakikwa ◽  
Aisha Nyiramana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Age Determination ◽  
Tooth Wear ◽  
Incisor Tooth ◽  
Mountain Gorillas

Virunga Gorillas – the Case Against Translocations

Oryx ◽  
1977 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 469-472 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. H. Harcourt
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Careful Consideration ◽  
Mountain Gorillas

Only about 300 mountain gorillas survive in the Virunga Volcanoes of Zaire and Rwanda. In the last Oryx Dr John MacKinnon suggested that a transfer of animals from the Kahuzi-Biega National Park to introduce new blood to the Virunga population should be considered. The author of this article, who spent two years intheVirungaswith Dian Fossey studying the gorillas, points out first that we do not yet know whether the animals are, in fact, suffering from inbreeding, and suggests why they may not be so; and second that there are special difficulties about the transfer that make death of the released animals and disruption of the population the most likely results at present. Dr MacKinnon, who has read the article, agrees that there are many dangers in translocation and that it should not be done without careful consideration and expert supervision.

scholarly journals Squeezing Out the Mountain Gorilla

Oryx ◽  
1973 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. F. G. Groom
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Mountain Gorilla ◽  
Entire Area ◽  
Mountain Gorillas ◽  
Human Interference ◽  
Game Reserve ◽  
The Law

The author's 1972 census, following one the previous year, of the mountain gorillas in the Virunga Volcanoes, which straddle the Zaire–Rwanda–Uganda borders, shows a small but still declining population. All the signs, including the behaviour of the gorillas, one of which fled screaming at the sight of one of the observers, suggests that the decline is due largely to human interference. As the entire area has national park or game reserve status the urgent need is to enforce the law.

Dietary Variability of Mountain Gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda

2004 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 1043-1072 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Ganas ◽  
Martha M. Robbins ◽  
John Boscoe Nkurunungi ◽  
Beth A. Kaplin ◽  
Alastair McNeilage
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Mountain Gorillas ◽  
Dietary Variability ◽  
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
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