They’re powerful, intelligent and majestic, yet increasingly imperiled. Today, on World Gorilla Day, we recap recent Mongabay reporting that highlights both the threats facing gorillas, our great ape cousins, and some signs of hope. Emerging threats The Cross River gorilla (Gorilla gorilla diehli) continues to be one of the world’s top 25 most endangered primates, according to the latest edition of the “Primates in Peril” report. Roughly 250 mature individuals are thought to remain in the wild in Nigeria and Cameroon, Mongabay’s Malavika Vyawahare reported in May. A recent Mongabay investigation found that hunting is an emerging threat for Cross River gorillas in Nigeria. Mongabay contributor Orji Sunday spoke to hunters, traffickers and customers of the illegal trade and found that hunter

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