It seemed that the extinction of mountain gorillas was unpreventable until recently. Mountain gorillas are a species of gorillas, and they can only survive in the wild. Some national parks found out a way that could save the mountain gorillas for a while longer. There are currently only about 600 mountain gorillas living.
In Uganda, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is a national park where tourists can visit the gorillas and the park gets money to help protect the animals Even though tourism isn’t a complete way to stop extinction, it can still help preserve the lives of the gorillas by raising money to protect them.
When the park first started, there were only 5 lodges, and now there are more than 70 lodges. The lodges provide jobs, and they help the community’s economy, and it raises money to provide safety to the gorillas.
Poachers and hunters are another factor that can continue to harm endangered species. They hunt animals to get food for their family.
However, the park found a way to make sure the gorillas weren’t endangered by poachers. According to BBC News, “once the gorillas became a lucrative tourist attraction, the authorities could afford to make poachers an offer that was hard to refuse – get caught hunting in the park and you’ll go to jail,” they were told by park rangers. “Stay out and we’ll find work for you either in the park or on land provided by charities.”
While in some cases, tourism can help an endangered species with the funds it brings in, it can also come with its problems. Tourists can leave waste and pollute the habitats that gorillas live in.
It costs a lot of money to help these gorillas and other endangered species, and some are debating if it is worth the money and energy to save animals.
Elizabeth Mrema, the UN’s head of biodiversity would reply, “We’ve been told by scientists we only have this century to solve the biodiversity crisis. There is no planet B,” says Ms. Mrema.
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In Uganda, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is a national park where tourists can visit the gorillas and the park gets money to help protect the animals Even though tourism isn’t a complete way to stop extinction, it can still help preserve the lives of the gorillas by raising money to protect them.
When the park first started, there were only 5 lodges, and now there are more than 70 lodges. The lodges provide jobs, and they help the community’s economy, and it raises money to provide safety to the gorillas.
Poachers and hunters are another factor that can continue to harm endangered species. They hunt animals to get food for their family.
However, the park found a way to make sure the gorillas weren’t endangered by poachers. According to BBC News, “once the gorillas became a lucrative tourist attraction, the authorities could afford to make poachers an offer that was hard to refuse – get caught hunting in the park and you’ll go to jail,” they were told by park rangers. “Stay out and we’ll find work for you either in the park or on land provided by charities.”
While in some cases, tourism can help an endangered species with the funds it brings in, it can also come with its problems. Tourists can leave waste and pollute the habitats that gorillas live in.
It costs a lot of money to help these gorillas and other endangered species, and some are debating if it is worth the money and energy to save animals.
Elizabeth Mrema, the UN’s head of biodiversity would reply, “We’ve been told by scientists we only have this century to solve the biodiversity crisis. There is no planet B,” says Ms. Mrema.
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