in Rwanda sviyaga national park a small caravan of researchers hauls precious
caravan of researchers hauls precious
caravan of researchers hauls precious cargo through the forest
cargo through the forest
cargo through the forest it’s a three and a half year old
it’s a three and a half year old
it’s a three and a half year old mountain gorilla named in booyah curry
mountain gorilla named in booyah curry
mountain gorilla named in booyah curry poachers killed two members of her
poachers killed two members of her
poachers killed two members of her family to capture her but were
family to capture her but were
family to capture her but were themselves caught before they could sell
themselves caught before they could sell
themselves caught before they could sell her on the black market now she’s being
her on the black market now she’s being
her on the black market now she’s being returned to the wild and if she’s lucky
returned to the wild and if she’s lucky
returned to the wild and if she’s lucky to rejoin her kind a gorilla can be
to rejoin her kind a gorilla can be
to rejoin her kind a gorilla can be reintroduced in one of the group the
reintroduced in one of the group the
reintroduced in one of the group the best choice
best choice
best choice he is the group of origin unfortunately
he is the group of origin unfortunately
he is the group of origin unfortunately for this case we didn’t really have
for this case we didn’t really have
for this case we didn’t really have enough information to know where was the
enough information to know where was the
enough information to know where was the group there are dozens of gorilla groups
group there are dozens of gorilla groups
group there are dozens of gorilla groups living here but there are fewer than 700
living here but there are fewer than 700
living here but there are fewer than 700 individual mountain gorillas left in all
individual mountain gorillas left in all
individual mountain gorillas left in all of Africa
of Africa
of Africa half of them live here in Rwanda the
half of them live here in Rwanda the
half of them live here in Rwanda the other half live across the borders in
other half live across the borders in
other half live across the borders in Uganda and Congo in all three countries
Uganda and Congo in all three countries
Uganda and Congo in all three countries the gorillas are in peril the spread of
the gorillas are in peril the spread of
the gorillas are in peril the spread of development and farming is slowly eating
development and farming is slowly eating
development and farming is slowly eating away the gorillas territory
people here a poor so poaching is an
people here a poor so poaching is an even more urgent problem in fact 10
even more urgent problem in fact 10
even more urgent problem in fact 10 guerrillas have been killed recently in
guerrillas have been killed recently in
guerrillas have been killed recently in the worst spate of violence since the
the worst spate of violence since the
the worst spate of violence since the 1980s in many cases the poachers were
1980s in many cases the poachers were
1980s in many cases the poachers were trying to snatch a baby gorilla to pick
trying to snatch a baby gorilla to pick
trying to snatch a baby gorilla to pick one infant gorilla to go and try and
one infant gorilla to go and try and
one infant gorilla to go and try and raise you must kill the whole family
raise you must kill the whole family
raise you must kill the whole family because of gorillas are very protective
because of gorillas are very protective
because of gorillas are very protective they won’t allow their young to go so
they won’t allow their young to go so
they won’t allow their young to go so it’s a lot of destruction to just get
it’s a lot of destruction to just get
it’s a lot of destruction to just get one infant which in all probability will
one infant which in all probability will
one infant which in all probability will not survive
in Uganda Rangers are trying to beat the
in Uganda Rangers are trying to beat the odds they’ve joined forces with
odds they’ve joined forces with
odds they’ve joined forces with government soldiers to patrol the park
government soldiers to patrol the park
government soldiers to patrol the park hoping to make it safe for tourists as
hoping to make it safe for tourists as
hoping to make it safe for tourists as well as the great apes when journalists
well as the great apes when journalists
well as the great apes when journalists visit wing D National Park to see
visit wing D National Park to see
visit wing D National Park to see gorillas in the wild teams of armed
gorillas in the wild teams of armed
gorillas in the wild teams of armed guards come along for the journey and
guards come along for the journey and
guards come along for the journey and make sure they survive the experience
make sure they survive the experience
make sure they survive the experience tourism generates a lot of money which
tourism generates a lot of money which
tourism generates a lot of money which is vital to gorilla conservation but
is vital to gorilla conservation but
is vital to gorilla conservation but getting gorillas used to having humans
getting gorillas used to having humans
getting gorillas used to having humans around can be a dangerous thing
around can be a dangerous thing
around can be a dangerous thing in fact researcher Michelle goldsmith
in fact researcher Michelle goldsmith
in fact researcher Michelle goldsmith says it makes the poachers job that much
says it makes the poachers job that much
says it makes the poachers job that much easier eventually we’ll have a forest
easier eventually we’ll have a forest
easier eventually we’ll have a forest full of habituated animals and you leave
full of habituated animals and you leave
full of habituated animals and you leave these animals who are now not fearful of
these animals who are now not fearful of
these animals who are now not fearful of humans completely vulnerable to anyone
humans completely vulnerable to anyone
humans completely vulnerable to anyone coming by
coming by
coming by that’s why Annie poaching patrols are so
that’s why Annie poaching patrols are so
that’s why Annie poaching patrols are so vital just last November
vital just last November
vital just last November Rangers stopped five armed poachers from
Rangers stopped five armed poachers from
Rangers stopped five armed poachers from snatching a baby gorilla and they got
snatching a baby gorilla and they got
snatching a baby gorilla and they got some help from a member of the gorillas
some help from a member of the gorillas
some help from a member of the gorillas group there was this very loud prey and
group there was this very loud prey and
group there was this very loud prey and it was a human cry and somebody was
it was a human cry and somebody was
it was a human cry and somebody was asking I mean calling out for help
asking I mean calling out for help
asking I mean calling out for help please I’m dying and I helped me save me
please I’m dying and I helped me save me
please I’m dying and I helped me save me and actually it was one of the poachers
and actually it was one of the poachers
and actually it was one of the poachers and who had got very close to one of the
and who had got very close to one of the
and who had got very close to one of the gorillas and the gorilla had actually
gorillas and the gorilla had actually
gorillas and the gorilla had actually attacked him on this occasion the
attacked him on this occasion the
attacked him on this occasion the poachers were caught but there are more
poachers were caught but there are more
poachers were caught but there are more out there
back in Rwanda the researchers find a
back in Rwanda the researchers find a suitable group for in Fukui but she’s
suitable group for in Fukui but she’s
suitable group for in Fukui but she’s too scared to leave her human protectors
too scared to leave her human protectors
too scared to leave her human protectors a few days later weakened by the stress
a few days later weakened by the stress
a few days later weakened by the stress of her ordeal she dies more proof that
of her ordeal she dies more proof that
of her ordeal she dies more proof that in these jungles were the last mountain
in these jungles were the last mountain
in these jungles were the last mountain gorillas cling to existence nothing
gorillas cling to existence nothing
gorillas cling to existence nothing comes easy
comes easy
comes easy you
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