Help Save Mountain Gorillas!
Loss of mountain gorillas in the Virunga mountains
Ella D.
Population Problems For Gorillas In The Virunga Mountains
Destruction Of Forest
Habitat loss is one of the biggest causes of gorilla extinction. If the forests keep shrinking, then the gorillas may end up having no forest to live in at all.
Image SourceSnares And Poaching
Just to get this one hand, a poacher had to kill the gorilla. If a gorilla doesn't have a family member for as little as two weeks it may start to become depressed. As innocent as this sounds, it can actually kill the gorilla. These animals have feelings too.
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Illnesses
Illness is not only as deadly to a gorilla as it is to you and me, but it is actually worse because of their weak immune system.
Image SourceConsequences Of The Extinction Of Gorillas
Who Is Helping The Gorillas?
How Can You Help?
This video is about the benefits of adopting a gorilla. For more information, click on this link.
Video SourceMap Of Mountain Gorilla Range
This is an image of where the mountain gorillas are currently living. You can see this area better in the box in the lower left hand corner. Here, the red represents the range of the mountain gorillas. This range keeps getting smaller and smaller because of the habitat of destruction.
Image SourceWork Cited
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"The Official Website of Virunga National Park - Support Gorilla Orphans." Virunga National Park. Web. 30 Mar. 2016.
"Virunga Gorillas, Mountain Gorillas, Rwanda, Congo, Facts, Information, Photos - National Geographic." National Geographic. Web. 30 Mar. 2016.