1 Tahrcountry Musings: iPhone Application to the Rescue of DR Congo mountain gorillas

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

iPhone Application to the Rescue of DR Congo mountain gorillas


It is heartening to read technology being utilized for conservation works. The news becomes even sweeter when the species in question happens to be one of the most endangered species in the world.
An iPhone application called called iGorilla has been launched to help protect the critically endangered mountain gorillas in DR Congo.  The new app, launched by the Virunga National Park, allows users to choose a gorilla family, find out about individual members and follow their lives through reports, photographs and videos. Each app costs $4 (£3).Major chunk of the money going to the park. Virunga National Park is a Unesco World Heritage Site.
Only 720 mountain gorillas remain in the wild with an estimated 211 of the great apes living in Virunga National Park.

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