Gorilla Club by Karen McNally

Gorillas homes are in tall grass and trees, usually gorillas homes are in trees, but the male has a little a area on the bottom Because they weigh a lot (About 375 pounds)

A zoo is safe place for a Gorilla because they are being hunted!

The Western Gorilla lives in west central Africa while the eastern gorilla lives in east central and Africa ,they used to have A big population,but now they a small population they are being hunted,then scientist found out they are 98.6% human, so now scientist are learning about them.

Gorillas make a new habitat every single night, However, even when in close proximity to a nest they've already made, they construct a new nest every night. Because of this nest building habit, counting daily gorilla nests is a great way for researchers to determine the size of a group, as well as the overall population of gorillas!Habitat. Mountain gorillas live in Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on green, volcanic mountains. Lowland gorillas live in the forests of central and western Africa in Equatorial Guinea, Angola, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.As their name implies, mountain gorillas live in forests high in the mountains, at elevations of 8,000 to 13,000 feet. They have thicker fur, and more of it, compared to other great apes. The fur helps them to survive in a habitat where temperatures often drop below freezing.Gorillas play an important role in the tropical forests in which they live. They help disperse seeds throughout the forests and create places where seedlings can grow and replenish the forest.One of the main reasons gorillas are going extinct is habitat loss, forests where gorillas have lived for many years are being destroyed for agricultural use, commercial logging and many other activities this lives gorillas in hard conditions as they can hardly live else where except in their habitats.

One of the most effective ways to help mountain gorillas is to donate money to organizations working on the ground to conserve the species.One of the most effective ways to help mountain gorillas is to donate money to organizations working on the ground to conserve the species. Numerous organizations including MGVP have spent decades finding effective methods for protecting mountain gorillas, and most rely on grants and donations to fund their work.Why mountain gorillas are so important

Gorillas, like all wild animals, play an important role in their environment. Without these large-scale grazers eating lots of vegetation, the natural balance in the food chain would be disrupted.What would happen if mountain gorillas become extinct?The western lowland gorilla is the most widespread and numerous of the four gorilla subspecies. No accurate estimates of their numbers are possible, as these elusive apes inhabit some of Africa's densest and most remote rainforests. However, the total population is thought to number up to 100,000 individuals.

If the Mountain Gorilla becomes extinct, its predators will have much less food to eat, and because it is such a large animal, each time they eat one, they become full for longer, if all crocodiles began to eat just antelopes for example, constantly, then they too would soon become extinct, because a lot of poachers kill gorillas.

The illegal hunting or poaching were one of the main threats to the gorillas and other primates in Rwanda. ... As Bush meat trade, gorillas have been killed to primarily in the supply of high demand of meat in urban centers, where the consumptions of the ape meat is considered to the prestigious among the wealthy elite.

Gorillas are found in Central Africa including Uganda,Rwanda, and the democratic republic of Congo and Cameroon. They prefer tropical and sub-tropical forests you can also find gorillas in dense old-growth forests.

Gorilla habitat ranges for Montane forests to swamps!

The western gorilla lives in west central Africa, while the eastern gorilla lives in east central Africa. Between the species, and even within the species, gorillas live in a variety of habitats and elevations. Gorilla habitat ranges from montane forests to swamps.Western lowland gorillas primarily live in rain forests, swamp forest, brush, secondary vegetation, clearing and forest edges, abandoned farming fields and riverine forests. They live in primary and secondary lowland tropical forests that have elevations that extend from sea level up to 1,300 meters.

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