Declining Population

Because of various reasons, the total population of gorillas has deducted at an alarming rate and there is no sign of slowing down as of now. All in all, there are approximately 150,000 – 200,000 western lowland gorillas that can still be seen on this earth. It is a sad fact to note that the eastern lowland gorillas are even weaker in their population. You would not believe how few these gorillas have become in the recent past. Their total number of population is below 5,000. We all know that human beings are in fact responsible for most of the hunting involved when it comes to the of gorillas. There is one particular thing that humans do that has eliminate thousands and thousands of gorillas. It is nothing other than the devilish act of poaching. These poor gorillas are mostly poached for the bushmeat trade. Most gorillas that reside on the mountains have also withered away due to the change in climate as well. These are two of the main reasons why they are dying in a widespread manner.