View How Many Mountain Gorillas Are Left In Africa Pictures. 'mountain gorillas are considered critically endangered by iucn's red list. It is listed as endangered by the iucn as of 2018.
A recent (2016) survey found that there were just 880 mountain gorillas left in the wild.
After a few false trails, caleb finally crouches down in the undergrowth and motions to us that the gorillas are nearby. More than 100,000 western lowland gorillas live in the lush rainforests of west and central africa. People also kill gorillas when they feed on food crops meant for human consumption. The western gorilla (gorilla gorilla) is the most abundant species of the genus gorilla.