State of the Planet's Wildlife: Protecting Endangered Lowland Gorillas

There's a place in the world where a lush rainforest provides a safe haven for a group of endangered lowland gorillas. In this jungle sanctuary, highly threatened animals survive without fear of being stalked by local poachers. What really makes this patch of wilderness so extraordinary is the fact that it's not located in a remote part of Africa -- but rather in New York City at the Bronx Zoo.

The approaching reality is that the zoos of the future may be forced to become urban sanctuaries for some of our planet's animals. For years, scientists have been telling us that in this century as much as half of the world's wildlife species could become extinct.

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