A camera trap captures a troop of gorillas washing their grass roots in the cool waters of a baï (forest clearing) in Odzala Kokoua National Park, Congo. Western lowland gorillas are the most numerous and widespread of all gorilla subspecies. Classified as critically endangered, fewer than 360,000 individuals still inhabit the forests of Western Equatorial Africa. However, only 20% of the population occurs in effectively managed protected areas. With so few individuals receiving adequate protect