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Photo of the Week – 8.31.09

Our last photo for August, taken by Art Wolfe (iLCP member and our photographer of the month), is of a Mountain Gorilla at Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. Mountain Gorillas are a subspecies of the Eastern Gorilla, and are found in four national parks in Central Africa (Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Volcanoes National Park and Virunga National Park) and East Africa (Bwindi Impenetrable National Park).

Mountain Gorillas are currently on the IUCN’s Red List, listed as “Endangered” (there are only about 700 left in the world). A few of the major threats the Mountain Gorillas face include disease, habitat loss and hunting.

Wolfe will be one of the many premier photographers presenting during the WILD9 plenary presentation and also participating in the many events planned by the iLCP for WILD9 (WiLDSpeak). WILD9, the 9th World Wilderness Congress, will convene from 6-13 November, Merida Mexico.

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