Save the Mountain

Gorilla!
Time is running
OUT!!!!

They are Almost Extinct

They are Critically Endangered
There are only 880 left in the world
Some threats can be war, Habitat loss,

disease and charcoal making that are

making the Mountain Gorilla endangered

But Dont Worry too Much

because recovery is in progress.
Despite years of civil unrest in the region where
the Mountain Gorillas live, conservation efforts
have found success. The gorilla population
increased from 620 animals in 1989 to around
786 today!
That means a long time ago there where only 94
Mountain Gorillas left in the world! But you can
still help.

Their Habitat!
The Mountain Gorilla
only lives in a tiny
part of Africa!
They live in Jungles all
across that tiny part
of Africa

(the Mountain Gorilla is

lives in the blue part
of Africa)

Their Food Web!

The
Mountain
gorilla eats
bamboo
and grass
but it gets
eaten by
crocodiles
and
leopards!

Their Main Threats!

WAR

The war in Rwanda in the early

1990s and years of civil unrest in
the Democratic Republic of Congo
have sent waves of refugees into
the region around the Vicuna
Mountains parks that are home to
more than half the mountain gorilla
population, leading to poaching
and destruction of gorilla habitat.
And parts of the park inhabited by
gorillas have been taken over by
rebels, making survey and
conservation work difficult and
dangerous. Since 1996, 140
Vicuna rangers have been killed in
the line of duty.

DISEASE

Gorillas that come into contact

with humans can be vulnerable to
human diseases, which gorillas
experience in more severe forms.
Mountain gorillas can even die
from the common cold. However,
studies have found that mountain
gorillas that are regularly
habituated with researchers and
tourists have survived better than
unvisited gorillas; they benefit from
the greater protection available in
those areas and from regular
monitoring. Increased survival is
also largely due to better
veterinary care of sick and injured
gorillas.

Their Main Threats Continued!

HABITAT LOSS
As humans have moved
into areas near mountain
gorillas, they have
cleared land for
agriculture and livestock.
Even land within
protected areas is not
safe from clearingin
2004, for example, illegal
settlers cleared 3,700
acres of gorilla forest in
Vicuna National Park.

CHARCOAL MAKING

Inside gorilla habitat in Vicuna National

Park, people harvest charcoal for use
as a fuel source in cooking and
heating. This charcoal productionan
illegal, multi-million dollar industry
has destroyed gorilla habitat

POACHING

There is little to no direct targeting

of mountain gorillas for bush meat
or pet trade, but they can be
caught and harmed by snares set
for other animals.

Seriously, We Cant Lose

Any MORE!

So Start HELPING Them And

Stop KILLING Them!
If you want to help them stop killing them!
You can stop cutting down jungles in Africa.
Adopt a Mountain Gorilla from wwf (World
Wildlife Fund)
to donate and
save a Mountain Gorilla.
Go to Mountain Gorilla | Gorillas| WWF
THE WORLD WOULD BE A LOT BETTER
THIS WAY!

Fun Facts!
The scientific name for the Mountain Gorilla
is Gorilla beringei beringei.
The height of the Mountain Gorilla is 4 to 5
and a half feet when standing on 2 feet.
The weight of the Mountain Gorilla is up to
440 ibs.
Most of the reasons why that Mountain
Gorillas are endangered are because of

HUMANS!

WE MUST HELP Before Its To

LATE!!!!!
Do

we really want
to say bye-bye to
these cute
animals

FOREVER!

Credits
PowerPoint

made by Alex McAulay

Assistance by Jake Steele
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Published by Mrs. Perry