How does the demand for bushmeat drive gorilla poaching?

The eastern gorilla (Gorilla beringei) is a critically endangered species of the genus Gorilla and the largest living primate. At present, the species is ... Jan 19, 2024 ... The world's biggest primate might have gone extinct because it couldn't reach the most nutritious fruits, according to a study published today in Nature. Jan 14, 2024 ... The extinct species of great ape that once stood around 10 feet tall and weighed up to 650 pounds was likely driven to extinction by environmental changes. Sep 23, 2017 ... It provided the gorillas with a far more appropriate space and more progressive care opportunities for both the original gorillas from the Ape ... Mar 31, 2025 ... Gigantopithecus, (Gigantopithecus blacki), genus of large extinct apes represented by a single species, Gigantopithecus blacki, ... Dec 13, 2024 ... The primate world's most prolific swimmers. Proboscis monkeys are celebrated as one of the most aquatic primates, capable of swimming ... May 13, 2024 ... “World's Largest Bronze Gorilla” Lands in Connecticut. Children have been joyously climbing the 5,000-pound sculpture, which has been reclining ... Sep 4, 2016 ... Grauer's gorilla, the largest great ape in the world, is now listed as critically endangered on the International Union for Conservation of ... Jan 11, 2024 ... Gigantopithecus blacki, which stood 10 feet tall and weighed up to 660 pounds, thrived in the forests of southern Asia until a little more than ... Jun 2, 2017 ... In the great apes, there are two worlds--ground and treetop. Representing the ground is the largest primate on Earth, the genus Gorilla.