gorillas. this particular family are used to humans thanks to the loango project and can be visited the tourist. we have to go in the morning at around seven and once we find them we stay with them and follow them around during the day. follow them around during the da . . ., , , day. recording everything they do. the loango day. recording everything they do. the loango gorilla - day. recording everything they do. the loango gorilla projectl do. the loango gorilla project work together with the mammals and tourists. the project started in 2005 and studies the behaviour of this species of gorilla, the western gorilla. researchers involved in the project have introduced the gorillas to people through daily peaceful contact. about 20 years ago gabon created 13 national parks as a way to encourage conservation of its natural researchers. but the area remains a challenge due to the difficulty of access. we have been leading research on
gabon is currently making a concerted effort to be one of the main destinations in africa to observe gorillas in their natural habitat. currently on the continent, uganda, rwanda and dr congo, are the main locations, but there are challenges along the way. the bbc sjewel kiriungi has been at the loango national park on the west coast of gabon to find out more. this group of gorillas are some of the 1,500 that live in the loango national park in the west of gabon. it is one of two national parks in the country where you are able to observe gorillas. this particularfamily are used to humans thanks to the loango gorilla project and can be visited by tourists. when we track the gorillas, we have to go in the morning around seven to look for them in the forest, and once we find them, we basically stick with them and follow them around during the day, recording everything they do. the loango gorilla project worked together with the mammals and tourists. the project started in 2005 and studie