Extreme Conservation Leads to Recovery of the Virunga Mountain Gorillas

Martha M. Robbins; Markye Gray; Katie A. Fawcett; Felicia B. Nutter; Prosper Uwingeli; Innocent Mburanumwe; Edwin Kagoda; Augustin Basabose; Tara S. Stoinski; Mike R. Cranfield; James Byamukama; Lucy H. Spelman; Andrew M. Robbins

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0019788

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Extreme Conservation Leads to Recovery of the Virunga Mountain Gorillas

Martha M. Robbins ,

* E-mail: robbins@eva.mpg.de

Affiliation Department of Primatology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
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Markye Gray,

Affiliation The International Gorilla Conservation Programme, Kigali, Rwanda
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Katie A. Fawcett,

Affiliation Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Felicia B. Nutter,

Affiliation Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Program, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
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Prosper Uwingeli,

Affiliation Parc National des Volcans, Rwanda Development Board, Gishushu, Kigali, Rwanda
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Innocent Mburanumwe,

Affiliation Parc National des Virunga-sud, Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature, IGCP-DRC, Gisenyi, Rwanda
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Edwin Kagoda,

Affiliation Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Uganda Wildlife Authority, Kampala, Uganda
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Augustin Basabose,

Affiliation The International Gorilla Conservation Programme, Kigali, Rwanda
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Tara S. Stoinski,

Affiliations Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Zoo Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Mike R. Cranfield,

Affiliation Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Program, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
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James Byamukama,

Affiliation The International Gorilla Conservation Programme, Kigali, Rwanda
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Lucy H. Spelman,

Affiliation Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Program, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
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Andrew M. Robbins

Affiliation Department of Primatology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
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Extreme Conservation Leads to Recovery of the Virunga Mountain Gorillas

Martha M. Robbins,
Markye Gray,
Katie A. Fawcett,
Felicia B. Nutter,
Prosper Uwingeli,
Innocent Mburanumwe,
Edwin Kagoda,
Augustin Basabose,
Tara S. Stoinski,
Mike R. Cranfield

Published: June 8, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0019788

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Great Efforts in Gorilla conservation

Posted by Travisg on 06 Dec 2011 at 16:44 GMT

In my research on Gorilla conservation I found this article to be very useful and accurate in the methods that were conducted. Conservation of a primal animal such as the gorilla can be a very tricky concept to derive, but based on the information about it is clear that longevity of life is more important than the fertility levels of the population. Thanks for the informative scientific journal.

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