The Republic of Angola has joined the Agreement on the Conservation of Gorillas and Their Habitats, also known as the Gorilla Agreement. Angola is the eighth of ten Range States in which gorillas occur to become a Party to the Agreement, joining the Central African Republic, Congo (Brazzaville), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa), Gabon, Nigeria, Rwanda and Uganda. The accession of Angola to the Gorilla Agreement took effect on 1 January 2021.
Gorilla gorilla gorilla
| CMS Instruments | Gorilla Agreement |
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| IUCN Status | Critically endangered |
| Countries | Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo (Brazzaville), Equatorial Guinea, Gabon |
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| English | Western Lowland Gorilla |
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| French | Gorille des plaines del’ouest |
| Spanish | Gorila occidental de planicie |
| German | Westlicher Flachlandgorilla |
| Formerly listed as | Gorilla gorilla |
| Class | Mammalia |
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| Order | Primates |
| Family | Hominidae |
| Scientific name | Gorilla gorilla gorilla |
| Sub-Species | gorilla |
| Additional notes | Both sub-species of Gorilla gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla and Gorilla gorilla diehli) are listed on Appendix I of CMS |
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