MAPPING GORILLAS' LANDS.(Brief Article)

From: Environment | Date: June 1, 2000 | Copyright information

For many years, the 320 mountain gorillas that inhabit about 170 square miles of volcanic land in Rwanda, Uganda, and Congo, known as the Virunga National Park, have drawn tourists and researchers. Now, a collaboration of U.S. and Rwandan institutions has begun to use remote sensing from satellites and aircraft and electronic trackers on the ground to create broad and accurate digital maps of the gorillas' environments and habits. The institutions involved in the project include th...

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