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Bonobo (Pygmy Chimpanzee): Pan paniscus Endangered, decreasing - 2016

Native: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo).

Chimpanzee: Pan troglodytes Endangered, decreasing - 2016.

Native: Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda

Eastern Gorilla: Gorilla beringei Critically Endangered, decreasing - 2019.

Two Sub-species: Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) and Eastern Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla beringei graueri)

Native: DR Congo, Rwanda, Uganda

Western Gorilla: Gorilla gorilla Critically Endangered, decreasing - 2018.

Two Sub-species: Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) and Cross River Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla diehli)

Native: Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, mainland Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria

Bornean Orangutan: Pongo pygmaeus Critically Endangered, decreasing - 2016.

Native: Indonesia and Malaysia

Sumatran Orangutan: Pongo abelii Critically Endangered, decreasing - 2017.

Native: Indonesia

Tapanuli Orangutan: Pongo tapanuliensis Critically Endangered, decreasing - 2017.

Native: Indonesia

Threats: Human Activity, including Agriculture, Mining, Logging, and Commercial Poaching. The Ebola Virus as well as civil wars have also wreaked havoc in the Great Ape communities.

Habit: Tropical Rainforests and Grasslands.

Diet: Herbaceous vegetation

Action: Ecotourism, according to World Wildlife Fund, increases opportunities and financial stability to invest in training locals to be trackers and guides. This ultimately contributes to a niche industry, gorilla tourism.