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The comeback of a generation: from around 250 in the 1980s to over a thousand today, thanks to rangers, vets, and the communities living beside them. The only great ape whose numbers are growing.
For young readers
Mountain gorillas were almost gone, but people protected their forests and now there are over a thousand. They are one of nature's best comeback stories.
Become their guardian
In the app, you can press and hold to take a quiet pledge for the mountain gorilla. From that day, when good news comes about them - and it does come - it is your news too.
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