Gorilla Conservation Challenges

The video discusses the severe threats faced by gorillas in the Congo Basin, primarily due to logging and poaching. It highlights a recent incident where poachers were caught with gorilla meat, emphasizing the dire consequences of illegal hunting, which could lead to the extinction of wild lowland gorillas within a decade. The emotional impact of witnessing the aftermath of poaching is shared, underscoring the need to make gorillas more valuable alive than dead. The video concludes with a personal reflection on the distressing experience of handling confiscated gorilla remains.

What prompted the narrator to investigate the situation?

• A radio announcement about poachers

• A news report about logging activities

• A documentary on gorilla conservation

• A personal encounter with a gorilla

What are the two major threats to gorillas in the Congo Basin?

• Disease and habitat loss

• Urbanization and pollution

• Logging and poaching

• Climate change and deforestation

How do logging companies indirectly contribute to poaching?

• By providing jobs to poachers

• By funding poaching activities

• By selling equipment to poachers

• By building roads that poachers use

What is the potential consequence of illegal hunting at its current rate?

• More gorilla sanctuaries

• Stronger anti-poaching laws

• Extinction of wild lowland gorillas

• Increased gorilla population

What emotional impact did holding a severed gorilla hand have on the narrator?

• It made them feel proud

• It was a surreal experience

• It was deeply distressing

• It was a moment of joy

Why do poachers keep the hands and feet of gorillas?

• For scientific research

• As souvenirs

• To sell as food

• To use in traditional medicine

What is the narrator's challenge in making gorillas more valuable?

• Increasing their population

• Training them for entertainment

• Making them more valuable alive

• Reducing their habitat

What did the narrator find difficult while filming the gorilla remains?

• The noise of the forest

• The smell and emotional impact

• The lack of proper equipment

• The presence of poachers

What lingers on the narrator's hands after the encounter?

• The scent of the forest

• The scent of the filming equipment

• The scent of the gorilla remains

• The scent of the poachers