Mining, poaching and wildlife trafficking threaten largest primate on Earth | Video

Madrid, Sep 24 (EFE).- Extractive mining projects for the development of technology, poaching and trafficking of species "fueled by the exposure of these animals to social networks" are the main factors threatening the survival of gorillas, the largest living primates in existence.

This is what Cristina Valsera, the biologist in charge of the MONA Foundation, dedicated to the preservation of primates, explains to EFE. This is a highly threatened species with 60% of its population “at risk”, according to data from a study by the University of Illinois (USA), although other recent reports indicate that, at least in the forests of Equatorial Africa, there are about 160,000 more than previously thought.

CAMERA: IRENE TERRES.

FOOTAGE OF GORILLAS AT THE MADRID ZOO.

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Date: 24/09/2024 15:20 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Human interest » Animal
Human interest
Environmental issue » Natural resources
Environmental issue
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 92 seconds
Reference: 55014753158
Relevance: Normal