A subspecies with the most numbers yet its large numbers could not protect them from being critically endangered. The Western Lowland Gorilla is found in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Equatorial Guinea as well as in large areas in Gabon and the Republic of Congo. Living in dense andContinue reading “Threatened by Extinction: Western Lowland Gorilla”
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Threatened by Extinction: European Turtle Doves
In the 19th century, the Passenger Pigeons were one of the most abundant birds in the world before they crashed into extinction. Living in large flocks made them vulnerable. For two major reasons, they went extinct. Hunted for meat on a massive and commercial scale with the loss of their habitat. Their population dwindled belowContinue reading “Threatened by Extinction: European Turtle Doves”
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