L e a r n in g a c tiv ity 4

E v id e n c e : T h e C r o s s R iv e r G o r illa

P art A

R e a d th e fo llo w in g in fo r m a tio n a b o u t th e C r o s s R iv e r G o r illa .

F u e n te : S E N A

The C r o s s R iv e r G o r illa is a s u b s p e c ie s o f th e w e s t e r n g o r ill a th a t i s u s u a lly

fo u n d in m o n ta n e r a in f o r e s t b e tw e e n 1 ,5 0 0 a n d 3 ,5 0 0 m e te r s a n d i n b a m b o o

fo re s t fro m a b o u t 2 ,5 0 0 to 3 ,0 0 0 m e te r s . It d iffe r s fr o m th e o th e r s u b s p e c ie s o f

g o r ill a in s k u ll a n d to o th d im e n s io n s . T h e y li v e on a s m a ll a r e a o f h ig h - la n d

fo r e s t o n th e b o r d e r o f C a m e r o o n a n d N ig e r ia . T h e y h a v e b e e n c la s s if ie d a s a

c r itic a lly e n d a n g e r e d s p e c i e s . ( W o r ld W il d lif e F u n d fo r N a tu r e , s .f.)

P art B

N o w , fo r c o m p le tin g th e e v id e n c e y o u n e e d to c a r r y o u t a little r e s e a r c h o n th e
w eb to fin d o ut th e m a jo r th re a ts fo r th e C ro s s R iv e r G o r illa . W ith th e
in fo r m a tio n o b ta in e d , w r ite a s h o rt p a ra g ra p h d e s c r ib in g w hy th is s p e c ie s is
fa c in g e x tin c tio n a n d t h e c o n s e q u e n c e s o f its h y p o th e tic a l e x tin c tio n . M a k e s u r e
y o u u s e c o n d itio n a ls in y o u r te x t.
 T h e m a jo r th r e a t s f o r th e C r o s s R iv e r G o r illa a r e …

T h e m a in th r e a ts th r o u g h w h ic h t h e g o r illa c r o s s e s th e r iv e r c r o s s , s ta n d

o u t t e n , th e fir s t is th e d e g r a d a tio n a n d d e c lin e o f h a b ita t s ; T h e s e c o n d is

h u n tin g ; The t h ir d is th e tra d e of h is fle s h ; T he fo u r th is tr a d itio n a l

m e d ic in e ; T h e fif th is th e use o f h is bon es and lim b s as tro p h ie s ; T h e

s ix th is th e s a le of la c ta tin g g o r illa s ; T he s e v e n th is th e e x p o s u re to

h u m a n d is e a s e s ; T h e e ig h th is th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f h ig h w a y s ; T h e n in th is

th e w ir e tra p s fo r o th e r s p e c ie s w h e r e g o r illa s fa ll, a n d th e te n th is th a t

th e ir p o p u la tio n s a r e s m a ll a n d f r a g m e n t e d , s u r r o u n d e d b y la r g e hum an

s e ttle m e n ts , w h ic h m a k e s t h e m m o r e v u ln e r a b le .

A n d th e c o n s e q u e n c e s o f its e x tin c tio n w o u ld b e , th e h u m a n b e in g w o u ld

b e q u a lifie d a s th e m o s t in s e n s itiv e a n d m e d io c r e a n im a l, w h o p u ts t h e ir

in te r e s ts w ith o u t r e s p e c t fo r life , w o u ld e n d w ith o n e o f th e m a in c u lts th a t

h e lp m a in ta in a b a la n c e d e c o s y s te m , a nd th e m ost im p o rta n t To o ur

c h ild r e n t o e n jo y th e ir m a je s ty .

P art C

N o w , to c o m p le te t h e e v id e n c e y o u n e e d to r e c o r d a ta p e in w h ic h y o u d e s c r ib e
th e a c tio n s y o u w o u ld e x e c u te to p r e v e n t th e C ro s s R iv e r G o r illa ’s e x tin c tio n .
U s e y o u r im a g in a tio n to p ic tu r e s e v e r a l s c e n a r io s in w h ic h y o u c o u ld h e lp .

F u e n te : S E N A
E x a m p le s :

• If I h a d a lo t o f m o n e y , I w o u ld d o n a te t h o u s a n d s o f p e s o s fo r r e s e a r c h .

• If I liv e d in C a m e ro o n o r N ig e r ia , I w o u ld b u ild a p r o te c tio n c e n te r fo r th e

C r o s s R iv e r G o r illa .

M y A c tio n s

1. If I ha d a lo t of m on ey, I w o u ld g iv e th o u s a n d s o f pesos to th e
fo u n d a tio n s th a t fig h t fo r t h e ir p r o t e c tio n
2. If I w e r e p a r t o f th e g o v e r n m e n t o f C a m e r o o n o r N ig e r ia , I w o u ld c r e a te
s tr o n g la w s a g a in s t h u n t e r s .
3. If I k n e w th e la n g u a g e w h e r e th e g o r illa s o f th e r iv e r c r o s s a r e , I w o u ld
ta lk to th e p e o p le a b o u t th e d a m a g e th e y d o to it.
4. If I liv e d in C a m e ro o n o r N ig e r ia , I w o u ld c re a te a p r o te c tio n re fu g e fo r
th e g o r illa s o f th e R iv e r C r o s s .

W h e n y o u fin is h y o u r w o r k , s e n d th e file s to y o u r in s t r u c t o r th r o u g h t h e p la tfo r m

a s fo llo w s :

1. C lic k o n th e title o f th is e v id e n c e .
2. C lic k E x a m in a r m i e q u ip o a n d lo o k fo r th e file s in y o u r c o m p u te r . M a k e s u r e
th e file s a r e a tt a c h e d .
3. L e a v e a c o m m e n t fo r th e in s tr u c to r ( o p tio n a l) .
4. C lic k E n v ia r .

Im p o r ta n t : T h e p la tfo r m w ill o n ly a llo w you to s u b m it y o u r file s o n c e . P le a s e ,

m a k e s u r e y o u u p lo a d th e tw o ( 2 ) file s w h e n s u b m ittin g y o u r e v id e n c e .

N o t e : T h is e v id e n c e is a n in d iv id u a l a c tiv ity . R e m e m b e r to c h e c k th e le a r n in g
g u id e in o r d e r to k n o w if y o u h a v e d o n e a ll th e a s s ig n e d a c tiv itie s , k n o w h o w to
d e v e lo p t h e m a n d d e liv e r t h e m c o r r e c tly .

C r ite r io s d e e v a lu a c ió n

• In te r c a m b ia in fo r m a c ió n p e rs o n a l s o b re c o n s e c u e n c ia s r e a le s e
im a g in a r ia s te n ie n d o en c u e n ta la e s tru c tu ra g r a m a tic a l y e l v o c a b u la r io
r e q u e r id o .

• U sa el v o c a b u la r io r e la c io n a d o co n a n im a le s y e s p e c ie s en v ía de
e x tin c ió n te n ie n d o e n c u e n ta e l c o n t e x to r e q u e r id o .
P A R TE C

• R e p o r t a c tiv itie s s u c h a s h u n tin g , fis h in g a n d / o r s e llin g p r o te c te d s p e c ie s .

• R e s p e c t th e p e r io d s o f c lo s u r e a n d t h e s p a c e s w h e r e th e a n im a ls liv e .

• D o n o t c o n ta m in a te w a t e r s o f r iv e r s , s e a s a n d o t h e r n a tu r a l a r e a s th r o w in g

g a r b a g e a n d n o t c o n s u m in g p r o d u c ts o r s e r v ic e s o f c o m p a n ie s th a t d o n o t

h a v e a n e c o lo g ic a l a c tiv ity .

• C o n tr ib u t e to o r g a n iz a tio n s s t r u g g lin g to s a v e th e e n d a n g e r e d g o r illa .

• R e d u c e o u r im p a c t o n n a tu r e

• d o n a te th e n e c e s s a r y r e s o u r c e s to h e lp th e g o r illa s o f th e r iv e r c r o s s