The mountain gorilla is a subspecies of the gorilla family that lives in specific parts of Central Africa, specifically in the Virunga Mountains (also known as Mufumbiro), a mountain range that crosses 3 countries and 4 national parks.

Despite being severely threatened, the mountain gorilla population is not in decline, but on the contrary, it is increasing. Back in 2008, it was estimated that the population of this special type of apes had reached 680 individuals. By 2018 there were already about 1,000 mountain gorillas, the highest number of members of this species that was ever recorded. As a result, the species went from being in the critically endangered category to being in the endangered one.