Mountain Gorilla Research Paper

The mountain gorillas of Virunga National Park are in serious danger. There around 800 gorillas living in the world and the majority of the gorillas live in the park of Virunga. There are four mountain gorillas located in a gorilla orphanage in Virunga. These mountain gorilla species located here are the only remaining gorillas in the world. The mountain gorillas are in danger because poachers are trying to steal the remaining gorillas and sell them. They would try to kill the parents and take the babies. In July of 2006, there was a big massacre of the mountain gorillas. The poachers waited until dark to sneak into the forest and find the well-known Rugendo family of twelve. The villagers outside of the forest heard gunshots only to find the female leader of the family murdered along with her infants. A total of nine gorillas were killed. Two months earlier, two females and an infant were attacked. One of the female gorilla and the infant were injured, and the other
It started out very badly with the poachers attacking the gorillas and the community. Virunga has evolved and changed the ways of living to make sure they can keep the land safe. The local people are doing everything they can to work in the orphanage and volunteering in the forest to take care of the mountain gorillas. The government of Virunga agreed to let SOCO, a international oil and gas company, to explore the forest for oil. They were planning on exploring 50% of Virunga to find oil. The local supporters were angry with this business taking place, they knew the company would not care for the gorillas and only look for oil. The government of Virunga explained if they accepted SOCO to explore the land of Virunga, the expenses would build universities, roads and schools. The local people were upset with the business corporation coming into their land, it is only making their jobs of protecting the mountain gorillas more