6-day-old endangered gorilla baby dies at New Orleans zoo Less than a week after celebrating the birth of a critically endangered gorilla, the zoo in New Orleans is mourning its deathNEW ORLEANS -- Less than a week after celebrating the birth of a critically endangered gorilla, the zoo in New Orleans is mourning its death. The baby western lowland gorilla born Friday died on Wednesday, Audubon Zoo spokeswoman Katie Smith said Thursday. Twenty-four-year-old Praline, also female, is the only other gorilla born at the zoo. The baby was the seventh western lowland gorilla born this year at a facility accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, spokesman Rob Vernon said in an email. The species native to central Africa was declared critically endangered in 2007 because of habitat loss as well as deaths caused by the Ebola virus and hunters who killed them illegally for their meat.

Source: ABC News September 10, 2020 17:07 UTC