Western gorilla  (Gorilla gorilla)

Species information

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Authentication

Authenticated (20/01/09) by Dr E.A. Williamson, Scottish Primate Research Group, University of Stirling.

Glossary

Home range: The area occupied by an animal during routine activities, which is not actively defended.
Primary: Used in reference to forest that has remained undisturbed for a long time and has reached a mature condition.
Secondary: Used in reference to forest that has re-grown after a major disturbance, such as fire or timber harvest, but has not yet reached the mature state of primary forest.
Subspecies: A different race of a species, which is geographically separated from other populations of that 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/about_species/species_factsheets/great_apes/gorillas/western_lowland_gorilla/index.cfm
  5. Oates, J., Sunderland-Groves, J., Bergl, R., Dunn, A., Nicholas, A., Takang, E., Omeni, F., Imong, I., Fotso, R., Nkembi, L. and Williamson, E. (2007) Regional Action Plan for the Conservation of the Cross River Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla diehli). IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group and Conservation International, Arlington, VA, USA. Available at:
    http://www.primate-sg.org/action.plans.htm
  6. Tutin, C.E.G., Stokes, E., Boesch, C., Morgan, D., Sanz, C., Reed, T., Blom, A., Walsh, P., Blake, S. and Kormos, R. (2005) Regional Action Plan for the Conservation of Chimpanzees and Gorillas in Western Equatorial Africa. IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group and Conservation International, Washington, DC. Available at:
    http://www.primate-sg.org/action.plans.htm
  7. Stein, J.T., Bailey, N.D. and Wade, D.L. (2002) BCTF Fact Sheet: African Great Apes and the Bushmeat Trade. Bushmeat Crisis Task Force, Washington, DC.
  8. Western Gorillas (February, 2009)
    http://www.bushmeat-campaign.net/engsite/pdf/western.pdf
  9. GRASP (February, 2009)
    http://www.unep.org/grasp