lowland+gorilla

__LOWLAND GORILLA!__

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scientific name: //Gorilla gorilla// DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION || * lowland gorillas have different supspecies To learn more about the lowland gorilla check out the links below to better inform you: [] [|Http://Nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/Primates/Facts/FactSheets/Gorillas/deffault.cfm]. []  The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) is generally considered one of the most far-reaching laws ever enacted by any nation for the preservation of wildlife. The passage of the ESA resulted from alarm at the decline of numerous species worldwide, as well as from recognition of the importance of preserving species diversity. The purpose of the ESA is to identify species that are either endangered—at risk of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of their range—or threatened—likely to become endangered in the foreseeable future. With the exception of recognized insect pests, all animals and plants are eligible for listing under the ESA. Listed species are protected without regard to either commercial or sport value.
 * PHYSICAL
 * They live in heavy rainforests
 * Western lowland gorillas have a more pronounced brow ridge, and ears that appear small in relation to their heads.
 * They have different shaped nose and lips.
 * Male gorillas look different from there bony skull.
 * Females have less bony structure.
 * longer arms than there legs ||
 * BEHAVIOR || They live in groups. There is a silverback and 10 youth and females.Newly established silverbacks may kill young but not their own. There life is mostly peaceful. Mornings and evenings are spent feeding. In the middle of the day they play or they sleep. They are very intelligent animals they know sign language. ||
 * DIET || Gorillas are primarily herbivorous, eating the leaves and stems of herbs, shrubs, and vines. They will eat rotten wood and small animals. ||
 * REPRODUCTION || Female gorillas reach their maturity at the age of seven or eight. They don't breed until there atleast 10 years. ||
 * BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW:**
 * 1) The lowland Gorilla is found in central Africa.
 * 2) The Gorillas live in moist tropical forests, or along forest edges, where it can provide an abundance of low edible vegetation.
 * 3) Outbreaks of the Ebola virus and increased hunting led the IUCN to move the western lowland gorilla from endangered to critically endangered status in 2007.
 * 4) There are roughly 5,000 lowland Gorillas left.
 * 5) Although they tend to inhabit areas that don't have a high human population they are in danger from hunting for bush meat, deforestation and disease.
 * 6) We can save the lowland gorilla by protecting their habitats permanently in national parks, nature reserves, or wilderness areas. There they can live without too much interference from humans. It is also important to protect habitats outside reserves such as on farms and along roadsides.
 * 7) The Endangered Species Act (ESA) protects plants and animals that are listed as endangered.
 * 8) The endangered species act was passed in 1973 in order to protect those Plant and animal species that are at risk of becoming extinct.

Read more: [|The Endangered Species Act - History Of Species Protection, The Endangered Species Act Of 1973 (esa)—a Landmark Protection] [] If I was to change an Act from the Endangered Species Act I would change the act of 1973 I would make it more strict because people still don't follow that rule they need to do something about people dumping toxic waste and other chemicals into the water.

The Wildlife Conservation Society is an organization devoted to saving the lowland gorilla. They also care for other endangered species. []