Which critically endangered primate subspecies survives with fewer than 300 individuals in Cross River National Park and contiguous Cameroon forests?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. the Cross River gorilla
- Step 1: Gorilla gorilla diehli (the Cross River gorilla) is the most endangered gorilla subspecies in Africa. Step 2. Its small, fragmented population is restricted to the rugged border forests between Cross River State and southwestern Cameroon. Answer: the Cross River gorilla. Why not the others: Western lowland gorillas occur in Gabon and Congo; Mountain gorillas inhabit Rwanda and Uganda; Eastern lowland gorillas are in DR Congo.
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