Why are gorrillas extict?

Answer 1

Gorillas are NOT extinct - yet - although several species are threatened with extinction right now due to loss of habitat/human encroachment and poaching. Current identified species and sub-species of gorillas are:

• Western Gorilla(Gorilla gorilla)
  • Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
  • Cross river gorilla (Gorilla gorilla diehli)
• Eastern Gorilla(Gorilla beringei)
  • Mountain gorilla(Gorilla beringei beringei)
  • Eastern lowland gorilla (Gorilla beringei graueri)

The range of the two species is separated by the Congo river and its tributaries. The western gorilla lives west central Africa while the eastern gorilla lives in east central Africa. As logging operations cut new roads into the remote areas inhabited by the gorillas, they destroy habitat and make access to the gorillas easier for poachers. The least threatened is the Western lowland gorilla - which is still classified as "vulnerable". The Eastern lowland gorilla is classified as "endangered" with around 4,000 such gorillas currently living in the wilds. The Mountain gorilla is critically endangered with less than 800 left. The Cross river gorilla is even more critically endangered, with less than 300 left.