/ Rwanda Content for �ٺ���Ƶ en /news/possible-covid-19-silver-lining-great-ape-conservation <p><span><span><span>Respiratory illness outbreaks among wild mountain gorillas in Volcanoes National Park have declined since the start of COVID-19, according to a “<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00331-z">Correspondence” report in the journal Nature<em> </em></a>from Gorilla Doctors and the Rwanda Development Board.</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>Mountain gorillas are susceptible to human-transmitted respiratory pathogens. Respiratory illness is the second leading cause of death in wild, human-habituated populations.</span></span></span></p> February 10, 2022 - 12:15pm Katherine E Kerlin /news/possible-covid-19-silver-lining-great-ape-conservation