In anannual appointment ceremonyin the mountains of Rwanda , 24 performer have donned Gorilla gorilla suit and masks and aped about in front of 1000 of spectators , including the chair of the landlocked nation . The ritual , which first took   home in   2005 , celebrates the issue of births of critically imperil mountain Gorilla gorilla inVolcanoes National Parkduring the last year , 24 in this instance .

Closely monitored by tracker and researchers , each baby   is vitally important to the long - terminal figure survival of the fittest of the metal money . The official estimate of good deal Gorilla gorilla in Rwanda currently stands at 302 , though this number has been rising by about 4 % year on year . Some expertssuggest , however , that the number could be as in high spirits as 500 . In fact , with poaching   virtually wipe out in the parking lot , Rwanda ’s gorilla preservation programme and the eco - tourism it institute into the country is seen as a modeling for other African countries struggling to save their own wildlife .

KwitaIzinaceremony was fabulous@KarasiraF@RDBrwanda@PaulKagamepic.twitter.com/Z2qvgW5LyH

— Emmanuel UWIMANA ( @EUwimana)September 5 , 2015

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— The New Times ( @NewTimesRwanda)September 7 , 2015

The ceremonial occasion , known as Kwita Izina , isbased ona traditional Ruandan practice of naming freshly - expect fry , and is catch by thousands who foregather in the foothill of the surrounding rainforest - covered volcanoes . name calling given to the raw intake of child gorilla include local word for “ Wish , ”   “ Conviviality , ” and even “ Ornament . ”

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— The New Times ( @NewTimesRwanda)September 5 , 2015

The primary threats facing the Gorilla gorilla are the immense tightness of the human universe in the area , with press from farming communities surrounding Volcanoes National Park , and the human disease that these masses and the tourists who trek into the forest could potentially diffuse to them .