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Evidence Cross River Gorilla David Fonseca
Evidence Cross River Gorilla David Fonseca
Part A
Fuente: SENA
The Cross River Gorilla is a subspecies of the western gorilla that is usually
found in montane rainforest between 1,500 and 3,500 meters and in bamboo
forest from about 2,500 to 3,000 meters. It differs from the other subspecies of
gorilla in skull and tooth dimensions. They live on a small area of high-land
forest on the border of Cameroon and Nigeria. They have been classified as a
critically endangered species. (World Wildlife Fund for Nature, s.f.)
Part B
Now, for completing the evidence you need to carry out a little research on the
web to find out the major threats for the Cross River Gorilla. With the
information obtained, write a short paragraph describing why this species is
facing extinction and the consequences of its hypothetical extinction. Make sure
you use conditionals in your text.
The major threats for the Cross River Gorilla are…
With regard to their threats, there are several: 1 Degradation and decline
of habitats: is rapidly being lost due to illegal logging and subsistence
farming. To give us an idea, in 2000 an estimated forest cover in Nigeria
was estimated at 135,170 km² with an annual average decrease in forest
cover of more than 4000 km² or 2.6%. And there are timber concessions
in almost all forest reserves in Nigeria, although not all are registered. By
1987, about 24 per cent of Nigeria's protected area had already been
converted to agricultural land, plantations and shrub areas.
Now, to complete the evidence you need to record a tape in which you describe
the actions you would execute to prevent the Cross River Gorilla’s extinction.
Use your imagination to picture several scenarios in which you could help.
Fuente: SENA
Examples:
When you finish your work, send the files to your instructor through the platform
as follows:
Important: The platform will only allow you to submit your files once. Please,
make sure you upload the two (2) files when submitting your evidence.
References
World Wildlife Fund for Nature. (s.f.). Cross River Gorilla. Consultado el 14 de
noviembre de 2014, en
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/great_apes/gorillas/cros
s_river_gorilla/