The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Gorilla gorilla

 – Critically Endangered

Classifications

List of Habitats:
1.6Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
1.8Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Swamp
1.9Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane
List of Threats:
1.1.1Habitat Loss/Degradation - Agriculture - Crops (ongoing)
1.3.3Habitat Loss/Degradation - Extraction - Wood (ongoing)
1.4.2Habitat Loss/Degradation - Infrastructure development - Human settlement (ongoing)
3.1Harvesting (hunting/gathering) - Food (ongoing)
8.5Changes in native species dynamics - Pathogens/parasites (present, future)
List of Conservation Actions:
2.2Communication and Education - Awareness (needed)
3.3Research actions - Biology and Ecology (needed)
4.1Habitat and site-based actions - Maintenance/Conservation (needed)
4.4Habitat and site-based actions - Protected areas (needed)
5.4Species-based actions - Recovery management (needed)
5.5Species-based actions - Disease, pathogen, parasite management (needed)

Citation: Walsh, P.D., Tutin, C.E.G., Oates, J.F., Baillie, J.E.M., Maisels, F., Stokes, E.J., Gatti, S., Bergl, R.A., Sunderland-Groves, J. & Dunn. A. 2007. Gorilla gorilla. In: IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 07 August 2008.
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