Scientists find gorilla population dropping at alarming rate

摘要

More western lowland gorillas exist In Africa than previously thought, but they are declining at an alarming rate, according to new research.rnThe study, published yesterday In the journal Science Advances, found 361,900 gorillas and 128,700 chimpanzees, which are higher numbers than any previous surveys found.rnBut the gorilla population Is dropping at a rate of almost 3 percent annually, according to the study.