What are the opportunities for virtual engagement in gorilla conservation?

Jan 10, 2024 ... A study published in the journal Nature has revealed how the extinct ape, known as Gigantopithecus blacki, disappeared due to its inability to ... Additionally, it will offer unique interactions with gorillas from Mays Family Silverback Peak, the world's largest gorilla tower at more than 70 feet tall! Sep 5, 2016 ... The gorilla subspecies (Gorilla beringei graueri), found only in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has been up-listed to Critically ... 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 ... Land-use alteration, heavy human pressure on natural resources, climate change, and the exotic pet trade are the biggest threats to gorillas in modern times. Jan 14, 2024 ... Then Gigantopithcus blacki, which resembled upsized versions of orangutans, went extinct. Why this happened has long been a mistery, but ... Mar 7, 2019 ... At the time, he was perhaps the most famous gorilla in the world: the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums (now the ... Nov 17, 2020 ... I decided to set off on a mission to visit the five tallest flags in the world, to see what lessons (if any) I could learn from them. May 27, 2024 ... In the world of great apes, you could call orangutans the outcasts. ... The swamp had the highest density of orangutans ever recorded [source: ... Jan 10, 2024 ... Key points: ... For two million years, Gigantopithecus blacki, a distant cousin of orangutans, roamed the forests of what is now southern China.