Vivid photography by Mattias Klum

Blog | 14/01/11

National Geographic photographer Mattias Klum joined the census teams during the 2010 census of the mountain gorillas of the Virunga Massif and has shared his photos with all of us. IGCP is grateful to our coalition partner WWF-Sweden for support for the census and for bringing Mattias Klum.

While census teams did their best to avoid contact with mountain gorillas (instead counting and documenting night nests and dung), the photographer spent extra time with habituated mountain gorillas and captured some excellent shots.

Clicking the photos will take you to Flickr, where you can read the descriptions added by the photographer.

Enjoy!

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These photos were originally published by the New York Times.

The International Gorilla Conservation Programme (IGCP) currently consists of Conservation International, Fauna & Flora International and the World Wide Fund for Nature. We recognise that the earth's survival is dependent on humanity's ability to maintain a healthy and balanced environment that includes all species of wildlife.

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