エレン・デジェネレスさんのインスタグラム写真 - (エレン・デジェネレスInstagram)「#repost @leonardodicaprio ・・・ It has been a banner year for the Mountain Gorilla, and the latest birth at @virunganationalpark in the eastern Congo is just one of the victories we’re celebrating on #WorldGorillaDay! Virunga National Park is home to one-third of the world’s Mountain Gorillas. The Virunga population grew by an impressive 44% between 2010 and 2016 and now stands at nearly 300 individuals. Ten babies have been born in 2019 alone. In November of 2018, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species reclassified the species for the first time in nearly 25 years—this time from Critically Endangered to Endangered. This is a testament to the colossal efforts of those dedicated to protecting the species, particularly those of Virunga’s rangers and an intensive monitoring campaign to protect these magnificent animals at all costs: Virunga rangers carried out 31,000 patrols over 5.5 years. They covered on foot the equivalent of walking the circumference of the Earth every year, or more than half the distance between the Earth and the moon. Rangers in gorilla monitoring patrols climbed 2,387 kilometers vertically over 5.5 years. This is the equivalent of climbing Mt. Everest 270 times.」10月23日 6時04分