Seen in zoos around the world, the Western Lowland Gorilla, with its distinctive brown colouring, lives in Congo, Gabon, the Central African Republic and Cameroon. Although they still number about a hundred thousand they are under severe threat from poaching, logging, ebola and the bushmeat trade.

Unlike the mountain gorilla, very few families of the western lowland gorilla are habituated and viewing is more difficult as they are very shy. Sometimes they can also be seen at bais - saline swamp clearings in the forest such as those found in the Dzanga Trinational Park, straddling the Central African Republic, Cameroon, and the Republic of Congo. In these idyllic settings other unique animals also gather, - forest elephants, bongo and forest buffalos. We will soon be offering journeys to the lowland gorilla - they are only for the tough adventurer but the experience is worth it.