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This is absolutely horrifying, and simply disgusting.
Every single species of great ape is classified as endangered or critically endangered with the exception of humans and 2 species of gibbon, one of which hasn’t been studied enough to have a determined level of endangerment, the other classified as vulnerable, simply a step below endangered.
Of the endangered great apes, of those whom we are very closely related, of which there is a striking resemblance, of those that share 97% of our DNA, those that are capable of complex feelings and intelligence, the following are endangered or critically endangered
- 2/2 species of Gorillas: the Western Gorilla and the Eastern Gorilla
- 2/2 species of Chimpanzee: the Common Chimpanzee and the Bonobo
- 2/2 species of Orangutan: the Bornean Orangutan and the Sumatran Orangutan
- 15/17 species of Gibbon: the Lar Gibbon, the Malaysian Lar Gibbon, the Carpenter’s Lar Gibbon, the Central Lar Gibbon, the Sumatran Lar Gibbon, the Yunnan Lar Gibbon, the Bornean White-bearded Gibbon, the Agile Gibbon, the Müller’s Bornean Gibbon, the Müller’s Gray Gibbon, the Abbott’s Gray Gibbon, the Northern Gray Gibbon, the Silvery Gibbon, the Western Silvery Gibbon, the Eastern Silvery Gibbon, the Pileated Gibbon, the Kloss’s Gibbon, the Western Hoolock Gibbon, the Siamang, the Yellow-cheeked Gibbon, the Black Crested Gibbon, the Eastern Black Crested Gibbon, the Hainan Black Crested Gibbon, the Northern White-Cheeked Gibbon, and the Southern White-Cheeked Gibbon
- 0/1 species of Human
Of the hominids (great apes excluding the Gibbons) left on this Earth, 7,000,000,000 (7 billion) of them are humans, while the rest combined, add up to a mere 400,000. For every 1 non-Human hominid/great ape there are 17,500 humans. Soon, there won’t be an ape left on Earth.
Now, there are things you can do.
First off you can sign any of these petitions, free of charge
- http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/213/995/151/
- http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/Support-HR-1326-The-Great-Ape-Protection-Act/
- http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/makeachimpsmile/
- http://petitions.tigweb.org/jhoward
Places where you can donate some money (which is desperately needed, as money is sadly the best and sometimes the only way to bring about change)
- http://www.greatapetrust.org/forest-of-hope/donate-to-forest-of-hope/
- http://greatapeheartproject.org/support/
- http://www.aidforafrica.org/member-charities/great-ape-trust-of-iowa/
- http://www.care2.com/click-to-donate/primates/ (Donate at simply the cost of a click no money necessary)
So now it’s up to YOU to do something. Bring about the necessary change to save these primates that desperately need your help if they are to survive. Be the catalyst for change. Make something happen. Save a life, however wild that life is, it’s just as important as yours.
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