Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in southwestern Uganda shelters roughly half of the world's remaining mountain gorilla population, an endangered subspecies found only in a handful of protected forests in East-Central Africa. The ancient, dense forest is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Record no. MRB-2026-005989
Home to Roughly Half the World's Mountain Gorillas
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