An orphaned gorilla near Loango National Park in Gabon.
The baby gorilla was being treated for a cold at a rehabilitation facility on Evengue island, near Loango National Park. It was likely orphaned when its mother was killed for bushmeat.
Lowland gorillas are much more numerous than mountain gorillas but unlike their larger cousins, their populations are declining due to habitat destruction (mostly from logging), the bushmeat trade, and outbreaks of the ebola virus.