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Stop poaching of gorillas
Petition published by Kristen Lipovsky on Jan 30, 2006
| 105 Signatures |
Target: African Union
Region: GLOBAL
Petition Background (Preamble):
Jan 30, 2006
Poaching is the biggest killer of mountain gorillas. Around 700 mountain gorillas live in two separate populations, one in Uganda and the other in a region that straddles Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.
The animals are classed as critically endangered on the IUCN's red list.In Central Africa, the last populations of mountain gorillas are threatened by a new outbreak of poaching.
Since May, at least six of the rare apes have been shot and killed. In 1998 there were an estimated 16,900 of this precious subspecies.
Poaching is the biggest killer of mountain gorillas. Around 700 mountain gorillas live in two separate populations, one in Uganda and the other in a region that straddles Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.
The animals are classed as critically endangered on the IUCN's red list.In Central Africa, the last populations of mountain gorillas are threatened by a new outbreak of poaching.
Since May, at least six of the rare apes have been shot and killed. In 1998 there were an estimated 16,900 of this precious subspecies.
Petition:
We, the undersigned, pledge to help save these precious mountain gorillas from being slaughtered for no apparent reason.
The Stop poaching of gorillas petition to African Union was written by Kristen Lipovsky and is in the category Animal Rights at GoPetition. Contact author here. Petition tags: gorillas, mountain, poaching, precious, populations, uganda, mountain gorillas
