1. Gorillas are the biggest of all of the great Apes, but also the most endangered.

2. Having to face many years of Civil War in central and East Africa, Gorillas have had to face the terrible consequences of habitat loss, poaching for bush meat trade and the spread of Ebola, which is a horrible disease

3. The mountain gorilla population, which now only has about 700 individuals, is beginning to slow increase.

4. The western lowland gorilla faces a horrible Ebola crisis which, recent reports show, has shown a 56% decline in population across their range.

5. The eastern lowland gorilla is also found in eastern Zair.

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