Why is the Gorilla endangered?

Answer 1

yes. Gorillas habitat doesn't help either, meaning that the gorilla will soon die out.

Answer 2

Gorillas and many other primates are endangered because of humans. Each year, a lot of trees and forests are cut down, where these gorillas live. Gorillas are mammals just like us. In fact, almost all primates are like humans. Primates are the closest relative to humans. Gorillas are also endangered because of human hunting.

Additional Info: The threats to Gorillas are complex. Their life span in captivity is 50 years, in the wild it is 35 years. Loss of their habitat is a large reason for their decline. But poaching is very hard to keep in check, and even the live capture for smuggling to the black market for the pet trade is almost impossible to track or stop. The Gorillas are killed for their meat, referred to as "bush meat" this is illegal, and yet still they are butchered on site, making capturing the guilty highly improbable. All this destructive activity makes studying their population and health, near impossible. Also, the political unrest and civil war in the area, pushes refuges into the Gorilla's habitat. Plus, even in protected areas the actual fighting spills over into their habitats and they are killed to prevent them making noise, and providing food for the enemy. Lastly, with the increased exposure to humans from these factors, the Gorilla has been exposed to illnesses that they have no defense for, or immunity to. Such as, Measles, mange, and intestinal parasites. In 2004, due to direct increased exposure to humans, several hundred Gorillas died, from an Edola Virus outbreak, in Odzala, a place they are protected, the National Park of Congo. There have been several of these outbreaks, and the number of Gorillas is uncertain, due to the unrest, and poachers. The Gorilla population is now in the process of being studied, and researched.

Answer 3

They are very endangered. There used to be 100's of 1000's in the world, but people killed them to use for clothes, food, and many other things, There fore they are almost extinct.

Answer 4

Yes, both gorilla species are endangered.
Yes, very.

Answer 5

Yes, both gorilla species are endangered.