Get Mountain Gorilla Poaching In Africa Pictures. Fossey dedicated her life to the conservation of mountain gorillas which later led to her death in 1985. The conservation efforts from fallen dian fossey, an american primatologist lead to their increase in numbers.
Western lowland gorillas are considered to be critically endangered, as their population has fallen by more than 80% in three generations.
Only about 600 mountain gorillas are left in the wild. In the 1990' the world almost lost the endangered mountain gorillas to extinction by poaching. Only about 600 mountain gorillas are left in the wild. Mountain gorillas live in mountain forests at a high elevation, between 8,000 and 13,000 feet.