Learning activity 4

Evidence: The Cross-River Gorilla

JUAN DAVID GAVIRIA OSPINA

NATIONAL LEARNING SERVICE SENA

ENGLISH DOT WORKS 9

AUGUST 2020
 Learning activity 4

Evidence: The Cross-River Gorilla

Part A

Read the following information about the Cross-River Gorilla.

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… The main threats to
the Cross River gorilla are the danger of population decline, when we
only have about 300 specimens (perhaps less) of a species, we are
close to losing it, poaching, illegal trade in animals and their parts and
The loss of their habitat due to humans translates into fragmentation of
the forests, if they destroy the forest they are also destroying their habitat
since 76% of the country where gorillas are housed is allowed to cut
down trees, if you can notice there are many threats to this species
including diseases transmitted by other species and even humans, when
they live so close to each other it is very difficult to prevent them from
decreasing their population. If this species becomes extinct it would
cause an imbalance in the environment and this would result in
significant changes in the ecosystem