We all know that habitats of animals everywhere are being destroyed, but the extent of the problem is unimaginable. In recent years, the mountain gorilla population has been cut in half, and are now down to around 650 gorillas in the world. (3) If something is not done to maintain and expand the current Mountain Gorilla population, they may not be around much longer. There are three species of gorillas. “The Mountain Gorilla is the largest of …showed first 75 words of 854 total…

…showed last 75 words of 854 total…towards the effort of keeping the Mountain Gorilla alive, and help fund research about the species (5) Other efforts that have been made include adding the Mountain Gorilla to the endagered species list. In this way they can be protected by the Endagered Species Act, Apendix I. (6) I plan on informing more people, and becoming more informed to forward the growth of the species. A donation to the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International would also help.