Grauer's Gorilla (IMAGE)

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Grauer's Gorilla

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Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute staff scientist and his team risked their lives to estimate the number of Grauer's gorillas remaining in 1996, 17,000. A new survey puts the number of gorillas at 3,800.

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Jefferson Hall, STRI

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