As part of Women’s History Month Atlas Obscura will be sharing some episodes from the archive including this story of a national park in Southwest Uganda that is home to nearly half the world’s population of endangered mountain gorillas. They and the local community rely on each other to survive. <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/womens-history-month" target="_blank">https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/womens-history-month</a> Learn how to help the Bwindi Mountain Gorillas: <a href="https://ctph.org/" target="_blank">https://ctph.org/</a> Sound of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and the mountain gorillas was recorded by Nick Penny. To see more of Nick’s work, visit: <a href="https://www.nickpennyphotography.com/" target="_blank">https://www.nickpennyphotography.com/</a> READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/bwindi-impenetrable-forest" target="_blank">https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/bwindi-impenetrable-forest</a>

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Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Re-listen

An audio guide to the world’s strange, incredible, and wondrous places. Co-founder Dylan Thuras and a neighborhood of Atlas Obscura reporters explore a new wonder every day, Monday through Thursday. In under 15 minutes, they’ll take you to an incredible place, and along the way, you’ll meet some fascinating people and hear their stories. Our theme and end credit music is composed by Sam Tyndall.