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Gorilla gorilla gorilla

Assessment information
CMS InstrumentsGorilla Agreement
IUCN StatusCritically endangered
Geographic range
Countries Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo (Brazzaville), Equatorial Guinea, Gabon

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Common names
EnglishWestern Lowland Gorilla
FrenchGorille des plaines del’ouest
SpanishGorila occidental de planicie
GermanWestlicher Flachlandgorilla
Formerly listed asGorilla gorilla
Taxonomy
ClassMammalia
OrderPrimates
FamilyHominidae
Scientific name Gorilla gorilla gorilla
Sub-Speciesgorilla
Other details
Additional notesBoth sub-species of Gorilla gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla and Gorilla gorilla diehli) are listed on Appendix I of CMS

Related content

Title Start date Country CMS Instrument
1st Meeting of Parties 29.11.2008 Italy Gorilla Agreement
2nd Meeting of Parties 26.11.2011 Norway Gorilla Agreement
Ad-hoc Meeting of the Gorilla Agreement 11.06.2009 Germany Gorilla Agreement
Frankfurt Symposium on Gorillas 09.06.2009 Germany Gorilla Agreement
Meeting to Negotiate an Agreement on the Conservation of Gorillas and Their Habitats 22.10.2007 France Gorilla Agreement
Fourth Meeting of the Parties of the Agreement on the Conservation of Gorillas and Their Habitats (GA MOP4) 11.12.2023 France Gorilla Agreement
Publication Publisher Type Published Date
CMS Family Album UNEP/CMS Secretariat Leaflets & Brochures 08 2011
Gorilla - Status and Perspectives - TS No. 17 UNEP/CMS Secretariat Technical Series 11 2008
Living Planet: Connected Planet - Preventing the End of the World´s Wildlife Migrations through Ecological Networks UNEP, GRID-Arendal. Leaflets & Brochures
Document Number Title Publish date CMS Instrument
[ARCHIVE] Western Lowland Gorilla (G.g. gorilla) - Gorilla Agreement Action Plan 29.11.2009 Gorilla Agreement
[ARCHIVE] Action Plan Western Lowland Gorilla (G.g.gorilla) - 2008 29.11.2008 Gorilla Agreement