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600 Mountain Gorillas until Extinction In 1860, a French American zoologist was exploring the volcanic mountains in Africa, while walking through the forest he stumbled upon gorillas. This travelers name was Paul Du Chaillu’s, he was born in Paris, France July 31, 1835. To prove to people that he found these animals, he began to hunt them down and kill them turning him into a poacher. In 1903 Paul Du Chaillu’s died. A year before he died Mountain Gorillas were discovered in 1902 by Captain Robert von Beringe. According to George Schaller, an American mammologist and biologist, “Mountain gorillas are one of the most endangered animals in the world. Scientists estimate that there are about 600 individuals, living in 2 populations of about 300 each, separated by about 20 miles. Their entire world consists of 285 square miles of high-elevation rain forest in east-central Africa. They are endangered from habitat loss, poaching, and war” (Schaller). Everyone thought land gorillas were only to exist. Many poachers killed mountain gorillas that’s why there …show more content…

The first time Dian saw a gorilla dead she was in anger. The first one she saw was a sliver back gorilla it was chopped in peace’s. So Dian put on a costumed and scared the poacher away. Dian also named the gorilla Digit. Digit was the shyest thing you would ever meet. Dian loved this gorilla she was so attached to this gorilla. But the poachers wanted to get back at her for helping these gorillas. Digit died by protecting his family hey got decapitated and speared to death. Digit killed the poacher’s dog well protecting his family. The people that worked with Dian brought him back to Dian shelter. Dian was so heart broken and angary. December 26, 1985 late at night a unknown intruder came in and killed Dian with a machete. Till this day no one really knows who killed Dian. Every scenes the day Dian died people all over the world help Mountain

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