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

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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

IN THE CENTRAL FOREST OF AFRICA GORILLAS ARE BEING MURDRED EVERY YEAR!

… HELP THEM BEFORE ITS TOO LATE

…THEY COULD BE GONE WITHIN 20 YEARS