bwindi impenetrable forest is one of the most biodiverse places on earth, and because protecting the means protecting the forest, all the other species that live here are protected too. uganda's conservation success is a source of huge national pride. she has a mission to do something very good, which is called a leader. the importance of protecting gorillas and other species is taught in schools throughout the country. these are gorillas. do you like them? at st peter's school, the children have created a dance show about mountain gorilla conservation. singing. they have performed it in schools across the country. the children are very clear why protecting the forest and its gorillas is so important. when we are singing, we try to teach our community to avoid poaching. we should protect gorillas by planting many trees in the environment. we should protect the forest because it brings fresh air. l but there is a problem. look how abruptly the tree cover ends. the farms and resorts now go right up to the forest boundary. bwindi national park covers more than 300 square kilometres. it

bwindi impenetrable forest is one of the most biodiverse places on earth, and because protecting the rotecting the forest, all the other species that live here are protected too. uganda's conservation success is a source of huge national pride. she has a mission to do something very good, which is called... the importance of protecting gorillas and other species is taught in schools throughout the country. these are gorillas. do you like them? all: yes. uh-huh. at st peter's school, the children have created a dance show about mountain gorilla conservation. singing they have performed it in schools across the country. the children are very clear why protecting the forest and its gorillas is so important. when we are singing, we try to teach our community to avoid poaching. we should protect gorillas by planting many trees in the environment. we should protect the forest because it brings fresh air. l but there is a problem. look how abruptly the tree cover ends. the farms and resorts now go right up to the forest boundary. bwindi national park covers more than 300 square kilometres. i

the morning mist rises from bwindi impenetrable forest in uganda. want. there are no paths up here. have you seen something, luke? oh, there's one down there! there's a gorilla! gentle groaning. there are baby gorillas in the trees and also juvenile gorillas on the ground. it's incredible to be so close to one of our closest relatives on earth. rumbling. and that, i think, was a gorilla fart! wow! the population is healthy and growing steadily. it is a dramatic turnaround. when sir david attenborough made his famous visit to a mountain gorilla family back in the 1970s, it was, in his words, tinged with sadness because he feared he might be seeing the last of their kind. poachers preyed on the mountain gorilla population and the civil wars in rwanda and the democratic republic of congo made conservation in those countries very difficult. this park in uganda, the bwindi impenetrable forest, was made a national park in 1991. next, says the warden in charge, they needed to get local people onside. the communities are critical in conserving the gorillas b

the morning mist rises from bwindi impenetrable forest in uganda, one of the last two places on earthng our way through the forest, because, obviously, the gorillas go wherever they want. there are no paths up here. the un has been hosting talks to try to secure a deal to protect the world's biodiversity. i've got to wear the covid mask because we share 98.4% of our dna, so there is a risk that we could infect them with covid. the aim is for the world to live in harmony with nature by 2050. it's an ambitious goal, so what does the success of mountain gorilla conservation tell us about whether it can be achieved? have you seen something, luke? just round here? oh, there's one down there! there's a gorilla! this is just incredible, you can hear the sound of gorillas all around us. you can't see most of them because the vegetation is so thick. there are baby gorillas in the trees. adults withjuvenile gorillas on the ground. it's incredible to be so close to one of our closest relatives on earth. loud fart and that, i think, was a gorilla fart! wow! gorilla numbers have been rising steadi

justin rowlatt, bbc news, bwindi impenetrable forest.ge both feats in two different years, having also done it in 2017. now it's time for a look at the weather, carol kirkwood. it isa it is a beautiful start to the day, a lot of sunshine around. a bit of fair weather cloud here and there, but we have a weather front in the south of england across the channel islands producing thicker cloud and spots of rain. another one coming across the north west of scotland, introducing thicker cloud and later we will see heavier rain. dry weather and sunshine with the breeze coming in from the north sea we could see more at times in the east. the clouds thickening up across the north—west of scotland and later we will see the heavy rain arriving. temperatures today where we have the cloud in the north—west, 12 to 14 degrees. where it is breezy along the north—east coast, we are looking at highs of 22 or 23. worth noting, pollen levels are high almost across the board. we are talking grass and metal pollen at the moment, they are low or moderate acros

justin rowlatt, bbc news, bwindi impenetrable forest.ur website, there is background and analysis to all the main news that we are tracking. you will find it on bbc dot com on and you can always download the bbc news app as well. that's all on this edition of newsday. do you stay on with bbc news. hello. tuesday promises a long day ahead, quite literally the longest day of the year. it's the summer solstice, and for shetland, we're looking at close to a whopping 19 hours of daylight. i can't promise you 19 hours of sunshine here, however, because there is a weather front closing in on the north of scotland, and that will mean more cloud around, maybe even some rain through tuesday, although it should brighten across scotland later in the day. quite grey initially with some drizzly rain, but by the afternoon, skies should brighten especially in the east and we could see some isolated showers. for the clearest of the skies and the best of the sunshine, england and wales will be the place to be, and here, the top temperatures returning to t

justin rowlatt, bbc news, bwindi impenetrable forest.o pending the outcome of a court case involving an alleged assault against a former girlfriend. in his absence, wales qualified for the world cup finals under the stewardship of robert page. in a statement this evening, giggs said he didn�*t want interest in the case to get in the way of the team�*s preparations for november�*s finals. golf, and matt fitzpatrick from sheffield has claimed his first major title with a one—shot victory in the us open in boston. fitzpatrick, who�*s 27, is just the third englishman in 52 years to win the second oldest golf major. 0ur sports correspondent nesta mcgregor reports. in winning the us open, matt fitzpatrick pocketed a cheque for £2.5 million. a hug from the family to celebrate. well, you can�*t put a price on that. in claiming the championship, the man from the steel city showed nerves of steel. that's one of the best shots i've ever seen. it�*s what you grow up dreaming of. it�*s something i�*ve worked so hard for for such a long time and, you

the morning mist rises from bwindi impenetrable forest in uganda. e mountain gorillas still survive. so we're just hacking our way through the forest because obviously the gorillas go wherever they want. there are no paths up here. have you seen something, luke? oh, there's one down there! there's a gorilla! gentle groaning. there are baby gorillas in the trees and also juvenile gorillas on the ground. it's incredible to be so close to one of our closest relatives on earth. rumbling. and that, i think, was a gorilla fart! wow! the population is healthy and growing steadily. it is a dramatic turnaround. when sir david attenborough made his famous visit to a mountain gorilla family back in the 19705, it was, in his words, tinged with sadness because he feared he might be seeing the last of their kind. poachers preyed on the mountain gorilla population and the civil wars in rwanda and the democratic republic of congo made conservation in those countries very difficult. this park in uganda, the bwindi impenetrable forest, was made a national park in 1991

justin rowlatt, bbc news, bwindi impenetrable forest.r mobile device. now, look at the bags of these passengers at heathrow airport. and there is more of it today. out of their schedules, due to problems with baggage heathrow airport asked airlines to take 10% of flights out of their schedules, due to problems with baggage at the airport. our correspondent helena wilkinson is there for us now. there was piles of suitcases didn�*t look good at all. no, not at all, problems began at heathrow on friday and there was a baggage handling system and that has now been fixed, but the airport is having to work with airlines to reunite those passengers who arrived at their destinations without their luggage. and it is causing a knock—on effect here today. around 5,000 passengers have been affected. and that is because airport bosses at heathrow told airlines that they had to reduce their schedule by 10% at two terminals, terminals two and three. looking ahead to the summer, easyjet operates from different airports, it is also going to cut flights.