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SILVERBACK GORILLA’S!!!
• Why are silverback gorillas endangered? • How many are still there?• How can I help protect the Mountain Gorilla
from extinction?
Why Are Silverback
Gorillas Endangered?
- POACHED FOR THEIR BUSH MEAT
- KILLED AND BODYPARTS TAKEN FOR TROPHIES (THEIR HEADS AND HANDS FOR TOURISTS)
- THE DESTRUCTION OF THEIR HOMES
- ONLY 786 SILVERBACK GORILLAS IN THE WORLD.
- GORILLA HUNTING IS ILLEGAL BUT IT STILL HAPPENS
- MORE PRESSURE HAS TO BE PLACED ON POACHERS.
- FINES AND JAIL BUT THERE HAS TO BE MORE!
- 300 GORILLAS GET KILLED EVERY YEAR FOR THEIR MEAT. $ 6 PER SMOKED HAND
SIZED PIECE
How many are still there?
How can I help protect the Mountain Gorilla from
extinction?
- RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS! - JOIN A GORRILA EVENT- DONATE MONEY- COLLECT MONEY- STAND ON THE STREET AND GIVE FLYERS TO PEOPLE