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Utah Hogle Zoo's western lowland gorilla Pele is expecting an infant this summer which comes as big news, as gorilla populations are rapidly declining across the world. Specifically, western lowland gorillas are critically endangered.
SALT LAKE CITY Happy birthday, dear Georgia.
Utah s Hogle Zoo staff and patrons on Tuesday celebrated the first birthday of a gorilla that was the first of its species successfully born at the zoo in decades. It s very, very exciting, said Clair Hallyburton, animal care supervisor of Hogle s primates.
Staff and visitors celebrated her first birthday by tossing food for her enrichment. There were also some other events for zoo guests.
Georgia s birth last year was important beyond being the first Western lowland gorilla born at the zoo. The species is considered critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature; there are an estimated 150,000 to 250,000 western lowland gorillas in the world but that number is on the decline, according to the San Diego Zoo.