Eastern gorilla  (Gorilla beringei)

Species information

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Authentication

Authenticated (04/02/09) by Dr. E.A. Williamson, Scottish Primate Research Group, University of Stirling.

Glossary

Diurnal: Active during the day.
Herbivorous: Diet comprises only vegetable matter.
Subspecies: A different race of a species.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (February, 2009)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Williamson, E.A. and Butynski, T.M. (2009) Gorilla gorilla. In: Butynski, T.M. Ed. The Mammals of Africa Volume 6. Elsevier Press, In Press.
  3. CITES (February, 2009)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. WWF Threatened Species Account (February, 2009)
    http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/species/our_solutions/endangered_species/great_apes/gorillas/index.cfm
  5. Ferriss, S., Robbins, M.M. and Williamson, E.A. (2005) Eastern Gorilla (Gorilla beringei). In: Caldecott, J. and Miles, L. Eds. World Atlas of Great Apes and Their Conservation. University of California Press, Berkeley.
  6. Gorilla Doctors (February, 2009)
    http://gorilladoctors.wildlifedirect.org/2008/09/22/snares-and-scares
  7. WWF Threatened Species Account (2008)
    http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/species/about_species/species_factsheets/great_apes/gorillas/mountain_gorilla/mgorilla_threats
  8. Williamson, E.A. and Fawcett, K.A. (2008) Long-term research and conservation of the Virunga mountain gorillas. In: Wrangham, R. and Ross, E. Eds. Science and Conservation in African Forests: The Benefits of Long-term Research. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.
  9. Great Ape Survival Project (February, 2009)
    http://www.unep.org/GRASP