Read more Western Lowland Gorilla stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/12371/western-lowland-gorilla.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:28:54 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/60312/congo-battles-gorilla-pet-trade.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagConservationists trying to save the Republic of Congo's gorillas are fighting to protect the primates from poachers and the pet trade, the Daily Telegraph reports. One foundation, which warns that the gorilla population will be half what it is now by 2020 at the current rate of extermination, has founded...http://www.newser.com/story/60312/congo-battles-gorilla-pet-trade.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 28 May 2009 8:19:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34162/huge-gorilla-population-found-in-congo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs recently as last year, the western lowland gorilla was listed as one of the world's most critically endangered primate species, nearly wiped out by the Ebola virus. But an arduous survey has revealed that 125,000 gorillas are living in the northern Congo Republic, deep in a swampy region...http://www.newser.com/story/34162/huge-gorilla-population-found-in-congo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 05 Aug 2008 4:55:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23550/heart-disease-is-killing-caged-gorillas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGorillas in US zoos are dying from heart disease, and no one knows why, the AP reports. Zookeepers and scientists started a nationwide “Gorilla Health Project” 2 years ago to probe the causes of fibrosing cardiomyopathy, a condition that turns heart muscle into useless fibers and has left scores of...http://www.newser.com/story/23550/heart-disease-is-killing-caged-gorillas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 05 Apr 2008 19:50:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21599/taming-gorilla-heart-disease-a-beastly-task.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith heart disease nearly epidemic among America’s captive gorilla population, zookeepers are trying to train the great apes to submit to the human medical procedures that could save their lives. But getting a gorilla to sit still for a blood test is a taxing problem, one the National Zoo is...http://www.newser.com/story/21599/taming-gorilla-heart-disease-a-beastly-task.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 14 Mar 2008 14:40:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/7393/extinction-crisis-threatens-40-of-species.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMore than 16,000 species are in serious danger of extinction, including one in four mammals and one in three amphibians being monitored by a global conservation group. With 40% of 40,000 surveyed species facing the highest levels of threat, “We’re at code red,” a top conservationist says of...http://www.newser.com/story/7393/extinction-crisis-threatens-40-of-species.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Sep 2007 13:46:50 CDT