Concrete Sealer - Environmental

 Why gorillas are endangered

There are 3 subspecies of gorillas in Africa. The differences between them are subtle, the 3 subspecies are.

· Western Lowland Gorilla (gorilla gorilla)

· Eastern Lowland Gorilla (gorilla graueri)

· Mountain Gorilla (gorilla berengei)

As with other differences between animal species the differences between the mountain and lowland gorilla are the result of their changing to the souroundings they live in, the high altitude of the mountain gorilla necessitate longer body concrete waterproof sealer for added heat retention, higher foreheads, larger nostrils to aid more effective breathing at high altitudes, broader chests to enclose the larger lungs, they also have shorter arms, shorter, wider hands and feet possibly as a result there being less dense forest at the higher altitude.

Extensive efforts have been made to ensure the survival of the gorilla in the wild but the destruction of habitat and poaching is a cause of concern, gorilla numbers are only approximate but the 3 species have only 15,000 – 30,000 animals in total.

The breakdown between species is along the lines of

Western gorillas- A total of approximately 10,000-25,000 in Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Congo, and Zaire .

Eastern gorillas – A total of approximately 4,000, in eastern Zaire.

Mountain gorillas – A total of approximately 620 in 285, and reducing all the time, square miles in the rain forests of Rwanda, Uganda and Zaire.

Gorillas are pack animals in as much as they live in social groups of 2 – 30, in a typical group you will find one dominant mature silverback and he is the alpha concrete waterproof sealer of the group, there are three to four adult females, an immature silverback, one immature male and three - six youngsters under 8 years old.

Females in the group sometimes transfer to other groups, this reduces interbreeding and the dangers this can cause a group, but of course as the numbers of gorillas and the groups they live in falls the dangers of interbreeding grow and the gene pool is suffering.

The gorillas only predator is man, this should be good news as you would assume that we would say lets protect these amazing animals and help them survive but the problem is we are removing the habitat they are living in and poachers are murdering them too.

Some forward thinking groups are attempting to help halt this, money is the main driver behind the Removal of the habitats, so using the land for echo tourism is a great way to encourage the local populations to preserve the land and animals that live on it.