sarahb 17,216 Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Damn this forum section is depressing, so here's some good news The population of Mountain Gorillas has increased from roughly 680 to over 1,000 in the last 10 years, a major improvement for a species that was previously on the brink of extinction, the International Union for Conservation of Nature reported Wednesday. As a result, Mountain Gorillas are now considered endangered rather than critically endangered, the group said in its latest Red List, which categorizes species based on their risk of extinction. Mountain Gorillas live in Rwanda, Uganda, and two protected areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Much of their habitat borders agricultural lands cultivated by a growing human population. The gorillas’ improved status is thanks to ongoing conservation efforts, including anti-poaching patrols and veterinary interventions, says IUCN. While this progress is commendable, the gorillas are still threatened by poaching, nearby civil unrest, and human-introduced diseases like respiratory infections and Ebola. The current population of over 1,000 is the highest ever recorded for the subspecies. The Eastern Gorilla species to which the mountain gorilla belongs, however, remains critically endangered. “Whilst it is fantastic news that Mountain Gorillas are increasing in number, this subspecies is still endangered and therefore conservation action must continue,” Dr. Liz Williamson, of the IUCN SSC primate specialist group, said in a statement. The latest update to the IUCN Red List also gave hope for the Fin Whale, which is now listed as vulnerable instead of endangered, with global populations doubling since the 1970s. Grey Whales were also bumped up, moving to endangered instead of critically endangered. These improvements are thanks to protections such as bans on commercial hunting and international agreements.http://fortune.com/2018/11/15/mountain-gorillas-endangered-iucn-red-list/ Do you feel him sir? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RahrahWitch 6,985 Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Glad to see a positive change Just wish it were more Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quartz 12,763 Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 A great milestone! We can keep it up! Inside, we are really made the same. 🕊 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSlash 14,539 Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Finally some good news But we must not stop now keeping them safe, unless we want to have the same situation in a few years again Ew, David! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FfFfFfFF 58,631 Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 I'm glad my middle-school bullies are safe now. Spoiler All jokes aside, this is a great thing! I hope this happens with more species. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jprince99x 3,547 Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Thank you Ellen. Let’s have some fun this beat is Sapokanikan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPheygirl 879 Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Donkey Kongs impact Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister max 18,480 Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Proof that that conservation efforts work I hope people will realise that its not too late yet to save endangerd species Buy ARTPOP on itunes or smth? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromatislaps 34,854 Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 me when me brain is fried and don't know how to human: "okay, so basically, I'm a monkey" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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