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Competition
Gorillas compete with other primates and apes for food and territory. Because of their nomadic lifestyles, gorillas are always looking for new places with food and water within the same area. The monkeys and smaller apes are faster and more agile meaning that they are able to take as much as they can without getting caught.

Conditions & Solutions

The main issues with the Lowland Rainforest Biome include: deforestation, residential/commercial development, mining, and civil unrest. Because of these human activities, the rainforests are decreasing in size every year. We can solve these issues by: planting trees made for human use, plant more trees in the rainforest to recover it, mine elsewhere, and unite and peacefully protest so that we can increase our chances of letting our voices being heard and improving the government.

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The only natural predator of the gorilla is the leopard. Leopards usually go for young gorillas, but they do rarely. Because of their immaculate strength, gorillas are able to defend themselves pretty well from leopards.

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The Biome of the Eastern Lowland Gorilla

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The Biome of the Eastern Lowland Gorilla

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Tropical Lowland Rainforest

- well distributed and abundant rain
- dominated by broad leaved evergreen trees
- high humidity
- usually low elevation

Biotic & Abiotic Examples

Biotic

African Forest Elephants

African Bush Elephants

Leopards

Bongos

Red River Hogs

Chimpanzees

Okapi

Gilbertiodendron dewevrei

Staudtia stipitata

Polyalthia suavaeoleus

Scorodophloeus zenkeri

Anonidium manni

Parinari glaberrimum

Abiotic

Around 400 m above sea level

2000 mm of rainfall annually

Temperature can range from 64°F-86°F

Congo River is main source of water

Swampy forests in the north, drier evergreen forests in the south

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Eastern Lowland Gorillas consume a lot of vegetation. Because of this, they spread seeds of trees and plants that they eat. Due to their nomadic lifestyle, they are also always opening gaps in between trees, letting light shine through for other plants. Because of their intelligence, they are also able to destroy traps and snares, saving the lives of many other animals who live in the jungle too. Hypothetically, if they were to go extinct, a lot of the population of different species of plants and trees would probably decrease. The working traps and snares would also decrease the populations of the animals that got caught in them.

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Deforestation

Hunting/Poaching

Habitat Destruction

Residential/ Commercial Development

Fires

Civil Unrest/ War

Disease

Climate Change

Mining & Energy Production

Agriculture, Aquaculture & Ranching

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The Biome of the Eastern Lowland Gorilla

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The Biome of the Eastern Lowland Gorilla

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Critically Endangered