Meet the gorillas
Aug 11th, 2010 by wwftravel
Baby mountain gorilla playing on its mother's back© Martin Harvey / WWF-Canon
Gorillas are our closest living relatives after chimpanzees and bonobos; they are highly intelligent, charismatic and severely threatened. There are four sub-species of gorilla that live in 10 African countries. Three subspecies are critically endangered, and the fourth, the eastern lowland gorilla, is still listed as endangered because researchers cannot access a major portion of their habitat.
Gorillas have been an important flagship species for WWF since it started in 1961. WWF works on all four gorilla sub-species. Visit WWF International’s interactive website, Meet the Gorillas, to learn more about threats to the species, solutions and how you can help.
Join WWF’s Great African Primate Expedition, scheduled January 24 – February 2, 2011.
