Photo: #Binti Jua, a Western Gorilla, sits in her enclosure at the Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill. Western Gorillas have been listed as 'critically endangered,' one step away from global extinction, by the World Conservation Union.

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The vanishing gorilla

Broadcast: Midmorning, 10/11/2007, 10:06 a.m.

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Despite attention from media and their popularity in zoos, gorillas continue to be endangered in the wild. A recent list of endangered species shows the gorilla population suffers from poaching and the Ebola virus.

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  • Peter Walsh: Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. He studies gorilla populations.
  • Mike Hoffman: Program officer with The World Conservation Union, which helps compile the Red List of endangered and threatened species.

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