We need more Africans joining the conservation effort and working with local communities to battle misconceptions.
![A male mountain gorilla from the Mukiza group is seen in the forest within the Bwindi National Park near the town of Kisoro, Uganda on March 31, 2018 [File: Reuters/Baz Ratner]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2018-03-31T000000Z_868639048_RC1B34A51800_RTRMADP_3_UGANDA-GORILLAS.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

CEO and founder of Conservation Through Public Health
We need more Africans joining the conservation effort and working with local communities to battle misconceptions.
![A male mountain gorilla from the Mukiza group is seen in the forest within the Bwindi National Park near the town of Kisoro, Uganda on March 31, 2018 [File: Reuters/Baz Ratner]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2018-03-31T000000Z_868639048_RC1B34A51800_RTRMADP_3_UGANDA-GORILLAS.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)