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all about gorillas
Population The world's gorilla population is relatively small and still declining. All three gorilla subspecies are listed as endangered by the U.S. ... living in the wild in West Central Africa. This gorilla is also the type most often seen in zoos. The eastern lowland gorilla population has declined significantly in recent decades. An estimated ...
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Gorilla 100 - History of the Mountain Gorilla
European to observe the mountain gorillas on the Sabinyo volcano which are named Gorilla gorilla beringei by Matschie in 1903. 1925 Carl Akeley, an American naturalist convinces his Majesty Albert ... , in a cemetery she created for the gorillas. 1989 The last census of the mountain gorilla population. (approximately 324 in Virunga and 320 in the forest of Bwindi) 1992 Mrithi, male silverback ...
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the story of the virungas
It often seemed as if the mountain gorilla might be doomed to extinction in the same century in which it was discovered. As the human population around the Virungas grew, more and ... park land. In theory, it would allow the forest to regrow and, presumably, allow the gorilla population to increase. This move, however, caused much hardship for the farmers involved. Meanwhile, the mountain ...
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Endangeredspecie.com: Endangered Species Profile
The female gorilla grows to about five feet high, and weighs up to two hundred pounds. The gorilla is classified as an endangered species due to the projected gorilla population declining to at the highest 50% due to a decline in area of occupancy. The gorilla is the largest ...
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Trust officials join chorus applauding EPA for call on cell phone recycling
Eastern Lowland gorilla (Gorilla beringei graueri). The United Nations has reported that since the turn of the century, the Eastern Lowland gorilla population in Congo has declined 90 ...
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For Mountain Gorillas – A Juncture of Time and Space
Congolese army General Laurent Nkunda of butchering two silverback gorilla adult males, so called for their grey coloring, within the last month. Read More» ... We note that the nations of Rwanda, Uganda and DRC have protected the Virunga mountain gorilla population through five decades of internal military conflict and human suffering. They have taken a ...
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Mountain Gorilla, Article by Adrian Warren - page 1 of 6
Gorilla gorilla gorilla (Western Lowland Gorilla); Gorilla gorilla graueri (Eastern Lowland Gorilla) and (Mountain gorilla). Until recently, the Eastern Lowland Gorilla was considered to be a form of Mountain Gorilla ... forest in Uganda. There is some speculation that this Bwindi population may be yet another subspecies. Mountain gorillas are physically ...
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mountain gorilla glossary
Gorilla gorilla beringei A gorilla subspecies. This is the scientific name (genus and species) of the mountain gorillas. GNP ... produced by a country. Idi Amin Dada Former dictator of Uganda (from 1971 to 1979). population density The number of people in a given area. It is usually expressed as people ...
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Mountain Gorilla -- Kids' Planet -- Defenders of Wildlife
STATUS: Endangered. DESCRIPTION: Of the three subspecies of gorilla, the mountain gorilla is the largest and rarest. Remarkably strong, the mountain gorilla has a short trunk and a broad chest and ... standing an average of 4 to 5 feet tall and weighing 150 to 200 pounds. POPULATION: Fewer than 650 mountain gorillas survive today in two geographically isolated populations. Approximately 320 ...
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Mountain Gorilla, Article by Adrian Warren - page 4 of 6
MOUNTAIN GORILLAS by Adrian Warren Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla g. beringei), Virunga Volcanoes, Rwanda A number of expeditions followed ... surrounded by cultivated land inhabited by one of the densest population of people to be found anywhere in Africa. In January ... biologist, did much to bring the plight of a dwindling population of mountain gorillas to world attention during the nearly ...
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