Critically Endangered Animals
Mountain Gorilla
- Distribution: East Africa
- Scientific name: Gorilla beringei beringei
- Number of animals: About 1,000
Interesting Facts
Mountain gorillas live in eastern Africa, near the Virunga volcanoes and in the Bwindi Forest. In 1950, there were only a few hundred mountain gorillas left. Fortunately, the mountain gorillas were able to breed again, to about 1,000 animals (as of November 2023; no more recent data available). The population is so small that they're still considered threatened with extinction.
Threats to the Mountain Gorilla
- Poaching
- Loss of habitat
- Illegal animal trade
- Table of Contents:
- 0. Introduction
- 1. Amur Leopard
- 2. Mountain Gorilla
- 3. Hawksbill Sea Turtle
- 4. Black Rhinoceros
- 5. South China Tiger
- 6. Sumatran Orangutan
- 7. Yangtze Finless Porpoise
- 8. Javan Rhinoceros
- 9. Sumatran Tiger
- 10. Cross River Gorilla
- 11. Sumatran Rhinoceros
- 12. Sumatran Elephant
- 13. Angonoka Tortoise
- 14. Saola
- 15. Summary