Western Gorilla
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| iWestern Gorilla<ref name=MSW>Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 181-182. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.</ref> | ||||||||||||||
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Endangered (EN)<ref name="iucn">Butynski et al (2000). Gorilla gorilla. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 10 May 2006. Listed as Endangered (EN A2cd v2.3) </ref> </div> | ||||||||||||||
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The Western Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) is the most populous species of the genus Gorilla. Population estimates vary, but it is likely that there are approximately 80-100 thousand individuals of this species; nearly all are of the nominate Western Lowland Gorilla G. g. gorilla subspecies, but there are as many as 300 individuals of the Cross River Gorilla G. g. diehli subspecies.<ref name=WWF>Cross River Gorilla. World Wide Fund for Nature. Retrieved on 2006-04-18.</ref>
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