Stories: Volcanoes National Park
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Up Close With Amazing Gorillas in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park
It's early morning in the mountains of northwestern Rwanda. There's cool mist and anticipation in the air. Time to go gorilla trekking. Nearly 500 live in the mountains straddling Rwanda, Uganda and Congo, 25 percent closely watched by the nearby Karisoke Research Center, a legacy of the late Dian Fossey. It is one of the largest mountain gorilla populations in...
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Growling With the Gorillas: A Rwanda Mountain Trek
It's not easy shaking a bad reputation. Take the gorilla, for example: It's been saddled with a sketchy rep for as long as anyone can remember. Something along the lines of big, hairy, ferocious and superhuman in strength. A bit daunting, perhaps. And yet folks who work with and study gorillas say they are as much gentle as...