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 * Group Members:** Chelsea K. and Chris S.


 * How Will We Work Together:** We work on each question together. Chelsea worked on putting the wiki together and made some links on the Google Earth. Chris worked on the Google Earth tour (pictures, links, and placemarks).

This is a western lowland gorilla. Picture came from DJ Curly. [|Link to source.]

In this paragraph, it includes information on....... The gorilla's habitat, the subspecies of the gorilla, and characteristics of the gorilla** The gorilla lives only in tropical forests in the center of Africa. The gorilla is one species separated into three different races, the one species is the gorilla gorilla, and the western lowland, the eastern lowland, and the mountain gorilla are the three races or subspecies. The eastern lowland gorilla can only be found in the forests of eastern Zaire, Africa. It is a really strong animal with strong body parts, and an obtrusive abdomen. The face has big nostrils and small ears. Adult males have a crest on top of their skull and gray/silver hairs on the lower part of their back. Gorillas can be dangerous animals. They live in family groups with 6-30 gorillas. When they walk, they support themselves with their knuckles. It is called knuckle-walking. It is not as boisterous as the chimpanzees, and they are usually very quiet. Gorillas spend most of their time foraging for food and resting. They mostly eat plants and are the closest living relatives to humans. They are diurnal, which means active during the day. Since they travel a lot during the day looking for food, they are always ending up in a different place every evening. At dusk, each gorilla builds its own nest by bending branches and using leaves. A new nest is always built every day in a different location or a different spot. Gorillas are shy and not aggressive, but if they are taunted, it will erupt with anger and attack.
 * Where does the gorilla live, and what are its characteristics?

A silverback male gorilla. Picture by dbarronoss. [|Link to source.]

The gorilla at the Atlanta Zoo. Picture by TrippG. [|Link to source.]

Where the gorilla is endangered, the factors, environmental and/or anthropogenic (caused by man) that cause it to be endangered, and statistics and other facts related to its endangerment** The mountain gorilla is more endangered than the western lowland gorilla and the eastern lowland gorilla. Now, there are only 600 of them. This is probably due to poaching throughout Africa. They are being hunted for their meat and as trophies. Yet, there are other reasons, too. When a gorilla gets trapped into a snare set for smaller animals, it can die from wounds. Also, there is a disease going around called Ebola. Ebola has decreased the western lowland gorillas by 56%. The eastern lowland gorilla is endangered because of their habitat loss, degradation from commercial logging, and subsistence farming.
 * Where and why is your animal endangered?**
 * In this paragraph, it includes information on......

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Because of the World Wildlife Foundation- funded International Gorilla Conservation Program, the mountain gorilla population has increased by 17%!! Stanford University has been observing gorillas since 1971. They have been helping with the conservation of gorillas. The Wildlife Conservation Society is the only organization that protects all of the subspecies of the gorillas. They started the Mountain Gorilla Project in Rwanda in 1979. Western lowland gorillas can be found in the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. I am sure that at every zoo, there is bound to be gorillas there. Like the Atlanta Zoo, San Diego Zoo, Woodland Park Zoo, Saint Louis Zoo, Denver Zoo, etc.
 * Where is your animal in captivity and/or conserved?**
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 * Where conservation centers for gorillas are and zoos where gorillas live**

This is Stanford University. They helped with the conservation of gorillas. Picture came from guillermo.d. [|Link to source].

Picture came from daryl_mitchell. [|Link to source.]

Picture came from DoubleGrande. [|Link to source.]

International Gorilla Conservation Programme’s goal is to ensure that mountain gorillas are safe and the conservation of their habitat in Rwanda, Uganda, and the Republic of Congo. Dr. Annette Lanjouw, the International Technical Advisor, says, “The results are a positive indication of how effective conservation can be accomplished in difficult conditions…” Dr. Richard Carrol, the Managing Director for the Congo Basin, raised awareness for the endangered species helped establish WFF,another organization, lowland gorilla conservation strategy. IGCP is the only program that works throughout the whole gorilla habitat and works with the governments of the countries within. They have ranger-based monitoring, community development, anti-poaching activities, and habitat conservation. There are many conservation centers that are helping the mountain gorillas, the western lowland gorillas, and the eastern lowland gorilla. For instance, the Mountain Gorilla Conservation Fund, African Wildlife Foundation, and the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International all help in their own way how to help gorillas. Some use monitoring of the habitat, some use anti-poaching laws. Each are doing their part.
 * What is being done to restore your animal’s populations? Where is it being done?**
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 * Where research is being done and where efforts are underway to conserve the gorilla population, the leaders in conservation project, and other reasearch and efforts related to the conservation of its population**

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 * Photos**

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[|Link to source] Picture came from Beopenguin.

This is a mountain gorilla. Picture came from youngrobv. [|Link to source.]

Google Earth Tour-Gorilla


 * Bibliography**

Gorilla (gorilla gorilla) http://school.eb.com/ Gorillas http://www.worldwildlife.org/ Gorilla<Conservation Results http://www.worldwildlife.org/ http://www.thebigzoo.com/ Eastern lowland gorilla http://www.ifaw.org/ eastern lowland gorilla http://flickr.com/creative commons/ Silverback Male Gorilla http://flickr.com/creativecommons/ Rwanda Mountain Gorillas _DSC14482 http://flicker.com/creativecommons/ The World Famous San Diego Zoo http://www.youtube.com/ Ways to Save Mountain Gorillas - Extended Version http://www.youtube.com/ Africa's endangered mountain gorillas - 25 Sep 07 http://flicker.com/creativecommons/ tatu, western lowland gorilla silverback http://flicker.com/creativecommons/ Rwanda Mountain Gorillas _DSC14432 http://flickr.com/creativecommons/ IMG_3083 Zoo Atlanta Gorilla http://flickr.com/creativecommons/ Stanford University http://flickr.com/creativecommons/ Woodland Park Zoo Entrance Sign http://flickr.com/creativecommons/ Zoo Entrance = =