That’s so precious as well as caring…!

Their affection for one another is genuine and sweet!
All children deserve to grow up in the warm, loving arms of their mothers, but not everyone is so fortunate; some children lose their mothers right after they are born.

Not only humans, but also animals, and it’s especially b.a.d when the young can’t fend for themselves in the wild!

Wildlife photographer Phil Moore captured some heartfelt images in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Virunga National Park, while also condemning po.ach.ers for making baby gorillas never see their mother again!

For this gorilla, the pa.in of lo.sing his mother to [po.ach.ing] is all too real. Since that harrowing ex.peri.ence, the po.or creature has found the help of one of the park’s rangers, Patrick Karabaranga, whose compassion for the orp.haned gorilla is also touched.

Fortunately, the baby gorilla was cared for and found refuge from the cr.uel po.ach.ers.

It’s difficult to imagine what the baby monkey must have gone through without his mother, and hopefully, he won’t have to face tho.se te.rrif.ying po.ach.ers again.

Mountain gorilla populations have plummeted in recent years due to de.fo.resta.tion and po.ach.ing, making them [cri.tic.ally end.ang.ered]. Everyone is now working together to restore and preserve the gorilla population, as well as Virunga National Park, which has about 200 individuals, accounting for roughly one-quarter of the world’s mountain gorilla population.