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In this photo provided by the Wildlife Conservation Society, a western lowland gorilla silverback is seen among members of a group in the Republic of Congo Thursday, July 31, 2008. A new census conducted by WCS and the government of the Republic of Congo tallied more than 125,000 western lowland gorillas in the northern part of the country. Previous estimates from the 1980s placed the entire population of western lowland gorillas, which occur in seven Central African nations, at less than 100,000. 1
Previous estimates, dating to the 1980s, put the number of western lowland gorillas at less than 100,000. But the animal’s numbers were believed to have fallen by at least 50 percent since then due to hunting and disease, researchers said. The newly discovered gorilla population now puts their estimated numbers at between 175,000 to 225,000. 2
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Previous estimates put the number of western lowland gorillas at less than 100,000. But those measures dated from the 1980s, and the gorilla’s numbers were believed to have fallen by at least 50 percent since then because of hunting and disease, researchers said. The 125,000 newly discovered gorilla population now puts their estimated numbers at 175,000 to 225,000. 3
In this photo provided by the Wildlife Conservation Society, a group of gorillas in the Republic of Congo watch a sitatunga walk past them Thursday, July 31, 2008. A new census conducted by WCS and the government of the Rupublic of Congo tallied more than 125,000 western lowland gorillas in the northern part of the country. Previous estimates from the 1980s placed the entire population of western lowland gorillas, which occur in seven Central African nations, at less than 100,000. 4
The researchers in the central African nation of Republic of Congo — neighbor of the much larger Congo — worked out the population figures by counting the sleeping “nests” gorillas make. The creatures are too reclusive and shy to count individually. 5
“Just over 700 mountain gorillas survive in the wild today, and none exist in captivity,” the group said. “For such a small population, the unnecessary and indiscriminate killing of four mountain gorillas is a huge loss.” 6
The researchers in the central African nation of Republic of Congo — neighbor of the much larger Congo — worked out the population figures by counting the sleeping “nests” gorillas make. The creatures are too reclusive and shy to count individually. 7
The researchers in the central African nation of Republic of Congo — neighbor of the much larger Congo — worked out the population figures by counting the sleeping “nests” gorillas make. The creatures are too reclusive and shy to count individually. 8
Western lowland gorillas are listed as critically endangered, the highest threat category for a species. Their populations are declining rapidly because of hunting and diseases like Ebola hemorrhagic fever, whose symptoms include diarrhea, vomiting and internal and external bleeding. 9
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