Giving Compass' Take:

• The partial recovery of mountain gorillas is a rare bright spot in the realm of conservation and shows that progress can be made when effort and resources come together, writes Global Citizen.

• What can be done to replicate this conservation success story with other endangered species? Would the effort involve expanding more protected habitats around the world?

• Here's how we can use artificial intelligence and other advanced technology to save animals.

A decade ago, there were just 680 mountain gorillas in the wild.

Today, there are more a 1,000 thanks to conservation efforts, a historic recovery for the slow-breeding species, according to the International Union of Concerned Scientists (IUCN).

While the gorillas are still considered “endangered,” not yet out of the range of extinction, their status has been upgraded from “critically endangered,” which is considered extremely close to extinction.

“We’re another step closer to achieving healthy, stable populations of mountain gorillas thanks to extraordinary commitment from so many dedicated people,” Bas Huijbregts, African species manager at the World Wildlife Fund, said in a statement. “That said, mountain gorillas remain endangered and dependent on concerted conservation efforts."

Read the full article on the conservation of mountain gorillas by Joe McCarthy at Global Citizen.