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Protect Gorillas From Deforestation

Target: Congo's Ministry of Environment
Sponsored by: Care2.com

Great news for one of the world's most endangered animals: researchers have discovered some 125,000 western lowland gorillas that were previously uncounted in the Congo Basin. Until now, scientists believed there were only about 50,000 of these endangered gorillas left.

But this exciting new population estimate does not mean gorilla numbers in the wild are now safe. The western lowland gorilla continues to come under threat as timber companies move into the Congo Basin, home to more than a quarter of the world's tropical forest. Without careful management of the forest resources, western lowland gorillas and other gorilla subspecies will remain severely endangered.

Now more than ever authorities need to stem rampant deforestation, to preserve the habitats of the great apes and to support long-term sustainability of the region's natural resources.

Please urge Congo's Ministry of Environment to deny all deals that were signed illegally under the country's moratorium on new logging contracts.

deadline: 8-7-2009
goal: 10,000

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We are happy about recent news that researchers have discovered some 125,000 western lowland gorillas that were previously uncounted in the Congo basin. Until now, scientists believed there were only about 50,000 of these endangered gorillas left.

But this exciting new population estimate does not mean gorilla numbers in the wild are now safe. The western lowland gorilla continues to come under threat as timber companies move into the region. Logging and land clearance for farming are eating away the Congo Basin, home to more than a quarter of the world's tropical forest. Without careful management of the forest resources and strict enforcement of protected areas, the western lowland gorillas and other subspecies of gorillas will remain severely endangered.

Now more than ever it is essential to preserve the habitats of the great apes and support reforestation.

We signed the “Protect Gorillas From Deforestation” petition!

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9:49 pm PDT, Aug 7, JANETTA BULLAS, United Kingdom

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8:59 pm PDT, Aug 7, William Lawson, California

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12:08 pm PDT, Aug 1, Julia H�lker, Germany

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3:14 pm PDT, Jul 29, Ana Carolina Abreu, Brazil

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11:28 am PDT, Jul 29, Julie Dawson, California

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6:08 pm PDT, Jul 23, Jaycie Tipton, Florida

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4:24 am PDT, Jul 23, Serena Fox, United Kingdom

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10:59 pm PDT, Jul 21, Irina Ilieva, Bulgaria

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7:22 pm PDT, Jul 20, Sara Thomas, Texas

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5:43 am PDT, Jul 20, Jemma Ebsary, Australia
Killing gorillas solves nothing and achives nothing so why kill such a great animal that is so closly related to humans?

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5:59 am PDT, Jul 19, Manuela Gargallo, France

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3:42 pm PDT, Jul 18, Ana Beatriz De Carvalho, Portugal

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9:43 am PDT, Jul 17, DENA HARRIS, Georgia

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11:14 pm PDT, Jul 14, Francesco Adami, Italy
Poor damned posterities, they will live in a biological desert, a dark twilight.

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9:02 am PDT, Jul 14, Betty Denis, Belgium

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3:58 pm PDT, Jul 13, Paula Sanders, Australia

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10:52 am PDT, Jul 12, Nickie King, United Kingdom

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12:11 pm PDT, Jul 10, Name not displayed, Germany

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10:20 am PDT, Jul 10, Janneke Groot, Netherlands

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7:50 am PDT, Jul 10, Ma Yong-un, Korea, Republic Of

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6:11 am PDT, Jul 10, Tim Young, United Kingdom
How can we expect to understand our own evolution when we are intent on wiping it out.

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12:52 am PDT, Jul 9, Chris Beal, United Kingdom

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6:48 pm PDT, Jul 8, Diane Van Weelie, Netherlands

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12:22 pm PDT, Jul 8, Karine Ferreira Strazisar, Portugal

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5:36 am PDT, Jul 5, Christine Puttler, Germany

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6:49 am PDT, Jul 3, Denise Leduc, Canada

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1:25 pm PDT, Jul 2, Jennie Halen, Sweden

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6:43 am PDT, Jun 29, Raquel R., Belgium

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8:29 pm PDT, Jun 26, Kim Harris, Oregon

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12:57 pm PDT, Jun 25, Name not displayed, Illinois

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2:26 am PDT, Jun 25, Michelle Garvey, Ireland
It is an important eco-system that should not be destroyed.

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6:57 am PDT, Jun 24, Katrin Finsterbusch, Germany

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3:24 pm PDT, Jun 23, Daile O'Connor, New Jersey

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2:52 am PDT, Jun 20, Denisszia Gerocz, Romania

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11:19 pm PDT, Jun 19, Amber Johnson, Idaho

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3:23 pm PDT, Jun 19, Name not displayed, Norway

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12:31 am PDT, Jun 19, Ehud Biton, Israel
We have only one world, and it's not only ours, we have to share it and protect it.

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3:27 pm PDT, Jun 18, Sherie Hayden, Canada

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