Rare Footage of Extremely Endangered Gorillas | National Geographic

they are remote and live in the densest

they are remote and live in the densest of jungle researchers and a film crew

of jungle researchers and a film crew

of jungle researchers and a film crew spent weeks searching for them and

spent weeks searching for them and

spent weeks searching for them and finally captured them on video they are

finally captured them on video they are

finally captured them on video they are cross river gorillas the rarest of the

cross river gorillas the rarest of the

cross river gorillas the rarest of the four subspecies of gorillas the Wildlife

four subspecies of gorillas the Wildlife

four subspecies of gorillas the Wildlife Conservation Society says this is the

Conservation Society says this is the

Conservation Society says this is the first professional footage ever recorded

first professional footage ever recorded

first professional footage ever recorded of these primates in the wild listed as

of these primates in the wild listed as

of these primates in the wild listed as critically endangered by IUCN Red List

critically endangered by IUCN Red List

critically endangered by IUCN Red List the cross river gorilla numbers perhaps

the cross river gorilla numbers perhaps

the cross river gorilla numbers perhaps fewer than 300 across its entire range

fewer than 300 across its entire range

fewer than 300 across its entire range in Cameroon and Nigeria this video was

in Cameroon and Nigeria this video was

in Cameroon and Nigeria this video was taken in Cameroon scag when a gorilla

taken in Cameroon scag when a gorilla

taken in Cameroon scag when a gorilla sanctuary home to an estimated 16

sanctuary home to an estimated 16

sanctuary home to an estimated 16 gorillas researchers had staked out what

gorillas researchers had staked out what

gorillas researchers had staked out what they believed were some favorite fig

they believed were some favorite fig

they believed were some favorite fig trees of the gorillas and recorded them

trees of the gorillas and recorded them

trees of the gorillas and recorded them some 30 to 40 feet up in the trees

some 30 to 40 feet up in the trees

some 30 to 40 feet up in the trees feasting away through the years WCS

feasting away through the years WCS

feasting away through the years WCS researchers have developed an effective

researchers have developed an effective

researchers have developed an effective non-invasive monitoring system to keep

non-invasive monitoring system to keep

non-invasive monitoring system to keep track of the gorillas without disturbing

track of the gorillas without disturbing

track of the gorillas without disturbing them or getting them used to human

them or getting them used to human

them or getting them used to human presence the gorillas are very wary of

presence the gorillas are very wary of

presence the gorillas are very wary of humans WCS maintains that while many

humans WCS maintains that while many

humans WCS maintains that while many gorillas are threatened by poachers

gorillas are threatened by poachers

gorillas are threatened by poachers these gorillas in Kewanee have been

these gorillas in Kewanee have been

these gorillas in Kewanee have been protected by the local belief that the

protected by the local belief that the

protected by the local belief that the apes are people and therefore should not

apes are people and therefore should not

apes are people and therefore should not be hunted or eaten but elsewhere the

be hunted or eaten but elsewhere the

be hunted or eaten but elsewhere the cross river gorillas are threatened by

cross river gorillas are threatened by

cross river gorillas are threatened by hunting as well as habitat destruction

hunting as well as habitat destruction

hunting as well as habitat destruction it’s hoped this new and rare video will

it’s hoped this new and rare video will

it’s hoped this new and rare video will help raise awareness about this

help raise awareness about this

help raise awareness about this little-known species and encourage

little-known species and encourage

little-known species and encourage further protection efforts like the

further protection efforts like the

further protection efforts like the creation of the cog when a sanctuary

creation of the cog when a sanctuary

creation of the cog when a sanctuary which happened just last year