Gorillas in Danger

Gorilla males are 6 feet tall and 300 to 500 pounds. Females are half this big. They live in family groups led by 1 male silverback. They eat leaves, roots, fruit, ants, termites, grubs and worms.

Gorillas

RIP IVAN

Websites usedwww.worldwildlife.orgwww.zooatlanta.orghttp://www.koko.org/kidsclub/learn/10facts.htmlhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjhLm09oOVwhttp://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/mountain-gorilla/

1962-2012

by Katherine Applegate

The One and Only Ivan

You can recycle your cellphones and tablet devices to keep miners from destroying gorilla homes for coltan.

You can donate money to adopt a gorilla for $50 from the World Wildlife Fund at worldwildlife.org

Tell your friends and family that gorillas need our help.

Gorillas are in danger of becoming extinct. Every day there are less. Poachers are killing them. Also their habitats are being destroyed by mining and logging moving people closer to where they live.

How to help