mountain gorilla

endangered

At risk of extinction

• habitat protectionSafeguarding natural living spaces
• anti-poachingCombating illegal animal killing
• sanctuaryProtected sacred space

national park · Dian Fossey · ecotourism · breeding program · wildlife corridor · reintroduction · monitoring · habituation · veterinary care · community outreach

silverback

Adult male gorilla

• knuckle-walkingWalking on bent fingers
• quadrupedalWalking on four legs
• muscularHaving well-developed sinews

robust · opposable thumbs · barrel chest · thick fur · nesting · herbivore · troop · infant · juvenile · gestation

Rwanda

East-Central African nation

• UgandaEast African republic
• Democratic Republic of CongoKinshasa-based central African state
• cloud forestMist-immersed mountain ecosystem

bamboo forest · montane · volcanic slopes · altitude · dense vegetation · highland · misty · cool climate · steep terrain · Albertine Rift

troop

Mobile group, organized

• dominance hierarchyRanked social structure
• chest-beatingOstentatious self-aggrandizement
• groomingSelf-care for appearance

foraging · nesting · vocalizations · play · infant care · charging · barking · hooting · social bonds · family group

poaching

Unlawful wildlife capture

• habitat lossElimination of living spaces
• snaresTraps or drum wires
• bushmeatHunted tropical wildlife flesh

deforestation · civil unrest · disease transmission · respiratory illness · agricultural expansion · climate change · small population · war zone · illegal logging

• African wildlifeelephant, African elephant, lion, hippo, elephants
• Apeschimpanzee, orangutan, gibbon, bonobo, siamang
• Endangered Wildlifeblue whale, black rhino, bonobo, California condor, giant panda
• mountain animalsibex, snow leopard, marmot, pika, chamois
• primatesape, apes, baboon, baboons, monkey
• rare animalsvaquita, black rhino, giant panda, snow leopard, Siberian tiger