The mountain gorilla is a subspecies of the eastern gorilla. A large portion of them can be found in the forest of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park where will be hiking. The remainder lives in the Virunga Mountains. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the only country that has both the Western, Eastern lowland and mountain gorillas. Additionally, Grauer’s or Eastern Lowland Gorillas are only found in DRC too.