Gorillas Almost Gone Gorillas Almost Gone

By:Sarah 10/2/09By:Sarah 10/2/09

IntroductionIntroductionDid you know gorillas are thought of as Did you know gorillas are thought of as

savage monsters? However, they are savage monsters? However, they are nice animals that are in trouble because of nice animals that are in trouble because of human actions. Someday we might not be human actions. Someday we might not be able to survive the consequences. Do able to survive the consequences. Do you want to help save them?you want to help save them?

Depend Upon Depend Upon

The gorilla depends The gorilla depends upon plants shots and upon plants shots and fruits. Also they fruits. Also they depend leader. The depend leader. The leader is important leader is important because it shows because it shows them the way and them the way and protects them.protects them.

Food chainFood chain

Gorilla eats thistles Leopard eats Gorilla eats thistles Leopard eats gorillas.gorillas.

Why Gorillas Are In DangerWhy Gorillas Are In DangerGorillas are in danger because poachers Gorillas are in danger because poachers

are killing them and their habitat and using are killing them and their habitat and using it for farmland. They also kill them for their it for farmland. They also kill them for their luxury food and they do this for trophies. luxury food and they do this for trophies. They also capture them for collections. They also capture them for collections.

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Some SolutionsSome SolutionsSome solutions to this is to snap snares Some solutions to this is to snap snares

(a human made trap) so the Gorillas don’t (a human made trap) so the Gorillas don’t walk into them. Another solution is to stop walk into them. Another solution is to stop killing them for luxury food, capture for killing them for luxury food, capture for collections or trophies.collections or trophies.

BabyBaby

This is a gorilla baby This is a gorilla baby and he is in danger and he is in danger because of human because of human actions. Don’t you actions. Don’t you want to save him? want to save him? Help me do it . Help me do it .

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