Mountain Gorilla

[Nathaniel]

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Excellent shot and very well done. I'd love to have taken that shot. What a superb close up.

[DeeGee]

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[tesarver]

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Very well done

Tom

[Riggers]

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I agree to some degree but the big question is that with the money raised from the tourism ( and it does cost a lot $750 per day per person just for the licence to see them) that the money goes to pay for their protection against poachers and also to compensate the local farmers for any damage caused by the gorillas. The locals now see the gorillas as a source of income from the tourists with the local craft shops etc. Its sad that it has to be this way but at least they still exist and their numbers are now slowly growing due to the tourist trade.

Andre

This is pretty much what Attenborough said in his documentary series called Africa, which was rerun recently on BBC2. It's just one of many projects in Africa to try and turn around the decline of endangered species.

[Alun100]

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Another keeper in the wild or captivity:

[rcarca]

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Fantastic shots. What an experience. Actually I prefer to see them like this rather than in zoos.

Best

Richard

[DaveG001]

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Keeping your cool to get that great portrait in the wild is excellent Andre - well done. Old school no corps / no photoshop works really well I think but if framing the shot I have to admit I would be tempted to make the minor adjustments suggested by others