Mountain Gorilla - Midst of Extinction

The mountain gorillas are the rarest and largest of all apes; there are only about 700 of them left in the world. These creatures are however, one of the most endangered species on the planet. The reason for this is, with great sadness because of the humans which are the greatest threat to all gorilla populations. They are threatened by poaching for three main reasons: meat, capture for collection and trophies. Other reasons are due to loss of habitat and fragmentation, disease transmission from humans (e.g. Ebola virus) and armed conflict. These gentle creatures will disappear in the next few decades if no action is taken.

In order to save the gorillas from extinction, 2009 has been declared the Year of the Gorilla by the UNEP Convention on Migratory Species–CMS, the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums–WAZA and the UNESCO Great Ape Survival Partnership–GRASP. The International commity hopes to attract the attention of the public and funding agencies to the distressing state of this primate.

If you value these fragile creatures and want to help support them, you can help right away by adopting a gorilla from the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International. There are very few gorillas left in the world, the loss of just one gorilla is regarded as a tragedy...
They need all the help they can get, especially from us!!!