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CONSERVATION STATUS
» Taxonomy
» Geographic Distribution
» Physical Traits		   » Diet and Activities
» Social Organization and Reproduction
» Conservation Status
Western Gorilla (estimated 94,700 in wild)
Western Lowland Gorilla (estimated 94,500 in wild)
Cross River Gorilla (estimated 200 in wild)

Eastern Gorilla (previously estimated 17,500 in wild)*
Mountain Gorilla (estimated 700 in wild)
Eastern Lowland Gorilla (estimated 16,900 in wild)*

*ALERT: Conservation International press release (March 30, 2004) stated number has declined 70% since 1994 and is currently at 5,000 individuals
Habitat destruction is the primary threat to the status of gorillas in the wild. The bushmeat trade (selling wild animals for food) is also a critical problem for all African great apes.
Gorilla saggital crests sexual dimorphism
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