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New Conservation Complex Will Protect Critically Endangered Cross River Gorillas in the Cameroon Highlands

New Conservation Complex Will Protect Critically Endangered Cross River Gorillas in the Cameroon Highlands

by crgadmin | Jun 25, 2013 | Conservation

Estimates on the number of Cross River gorillas (Gorilla gorilla diehli) remaining is 250–300 in the wild. Their range is very fragmented. Due to human population growth and agricultural encroachment, the gorillas are being forced into higher altitudes with steep...

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