In 2000 they were categorized as endangered species by the IUCN. According to a survey made by IUCN there are only 880 individual s alive which live in two isolated population, one population is in Uganda and the other is in Rwanda . The refugees cut trees to settle in the area and to build farms. We seem to have a special affinity for these animals despite our differences. In 25 years over 50 mountain gorillas were taken as trophies or for collections.Carl Akeley of the American Museum of Natural History shot five gorillas in 1921, but he was so impressed with these animals that he convinced the Belgian government, which at that time ruled what is now Zaire, to establish Africa’s first national park for them in 1925.The gorillas were relatively protected until 1960, when civil war broke out and park protection disappeared. Why are Mountain Gorillas Endangered? Refugees, internally displaced people and armed forces get shelter in these forests and affects the life of this specie. Large males patiently allow young gorillas to climb all over them without a murmur of protest, and they are not aggressive toward humans unless they are threatened.As primates, humans and gorillas share a common ancestor. Gorilla tourism was so successful that gorilla viewing at one time was Rwanda’s third- largest earner of foreign currency. Surprisingly, the war itself did not decimate gorilla populations. As civil war rages in Africa, efforts to conserve mountain gorilla populations have been curtailed. main reason behind its endangerment. Around 69% armed forces have taken shelter in these forests which has affected the lives of these gorillas up to great extent.bola virus, malaria and human herpes transferred to them from humans due to increased human interaction is also one of the major cause of their endangerment.young Eastern Gorillas are hunted for commercial trade. Humans did not evolve from gorillas; rather, humans and gorillas simply took separate evolutionary paths about 10 million years ago. They are endangered from habitat loss, poaching, and war.Despite their endangered status, until recently mountain gorillas were one of conservation’s brightest success stories. Mountain Gorilla is a sub specie of Eastern Lowland Gorillas. Many diseases are also transferred to them from humans due to regular human contact with them. Domestic animals and live stock is also a reason for the transformation of many diseases to them.War has also a big part in the endangerment of this specie. And forests on the Zaire side are being denuded for firewood in the refugee camps.The future of mountain gorillas depends on whether a stable government can be restored and maintained in Rwanda, and whether the country can house and feed its refugees without destroying the park.Can you think of any positive effects war could have on wildlife?Do you know of anyone in addition to Dian Fossey who has made a real difference for wildlife? It is estimated that there will be 25% reduction in their population by the next generation gap i.e. The integrated program of antipoaching, tourism, and education, has had a profound effect on the local people’s attitudes. They are fiercely protective of their young and will defend them literally to the death. Saving Africa's endangered mountain gorilla. 20 years.It is the . There are no mountain gorillas in captivity.The names of the two subspecies reflect their habitat: lowland gorillas live in the lowland forests, while mountain gorillas live at high elevations, 10,000 feet or higher on the slopes of volcanoes.

But first you need to know what is an endangered specie and how it Endangered species are the one which are going to be extinct in the future. Are mountains Gorillas endangered or threatened as recorded ? Rwandans recognized that protecting the gorillas was in their economic interest. It is predicted that the declination rate will exceed 80 % in the next three generations i.e. Why are Mountain Gorillas endangered? While capturing the young ones the elder ones also get killed or hurt.Mountain Gorilla is a sub specie of Eastern Lowland GorillasIn 2000 they were categorized as endangered species by the IUCNAccording to a survey made by IUCN there are only 880 individual alive which live in two isolated population, one population is in Uganda and the other is in Rwanda . We have gathered complete information on  and stated down all the reasons for each of its species due which their population is declining. But few gorillas were actually killed during the war, despite poaching for other animals and despite tens of thousands of soldiers and refugees passing through the gorilla’s habitat.Researchers and guards remained in the park at great personal risk, determined to protect the gorillas, until they were forced to leave. Refugees takes shelter in the area where these gorillas are settled. In 1968, 40 percent of the remaining forest was turned over to a European-sponsored agricultural scheme.Mountain gorillas live in islands of mountaintop habitat in a sea of human settlement (See Island Biogeography). Till 1991 the forests were Roadless, there was no entrance to gorilla inhabited areas but after 1991 roads made by the industrial miners gave easy access to hunter to hunt these gorillas.Ebola virus also played a great role in the decreasing the population of these gorillas. In 21 years their population has declined by 77%.

Mountain gorillas, while still scarce and at risk, offer a rare ray of hope for gorilla conservation. Their food plants grow profusely in the cool, moist mountain climate of their range in Rwanda, Zaire, and Uganda.Gorillas live in family troops led by the largest male, called the silverback because of the beautiful silver fur on his back. Another reason why mountain gorillas are endangered is poaching. Beginning in 1963, she and her staff regularly patrolled the forest and removed snares set to capture antelope and other animals.Although gorillas were not the poachers’ main targets, snares often trapped gorillas and they lost a hand or a foot to infection. Mountain gorillas are one of the most endangered animals in the world. the distance between the two population is 25 miles occupied by humans.Back in 2007 their population reduced by 2%.