International Gorilla Conservation Programme

International Gorilla Conservation Programme
Programme international de conservation des gorilles
Formation1991
TypeINGO
PurposeEnvironmental protection
Region served
Africa
Director
Eugène Rutagarama
Websitewww.igcp.org
Formerly called
Mountain Gorilla Project
Mountain gorillas in Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo

The International Gorilla Conservation Programme (IGCP; French: Programme international de conservation des gorilles) was formed in 1991 to ensure that the critically endangered mountain gorillas are conserved in their habitat in the mountain forests of the Virunga Massif in Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1]

  1. ^ About IGCP.