The number of wild mountain gorillas is estimated at about 700 animals. Not much better is the situation for the lowland gorillas. Our next relatives are threatened with extinction. The biggest enemy of great apes is the human. In recent years, the Gorilla populations, unfortunately also badly affected by the Ebola virus.
The Orang Utang in Asia lose their habitat by massive burning of rainforest. Tigers and Leopards, the asian sloat bears, rhinos, elephants in Asia and Africa, particularly the african forest elephant, human apes in Africa, no matter what continent, are affected by extinction, or at least threatened.
It is time to do more. The problem concerns everybody even us !
WPE - The organisation which exerts itself actively for the preservation of the last natural living spaces and protection of endangered species. |