East Africa: 2009, the Year of the Gorilla

United Nations Environment Programme designated 2009 as the year of the Gorilla.

Through out this year a lot of activities have already taken place and others are yet to be rolled out with an intention of creating awareness about Gorillas. They are endemic species and share 98.4% of their genetic material with humans. Gorillas, the largest of the Apes are divided into 4 sub species belonging to the western and eastern species.

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