Giant pandas are no longer endangered but eastern gorillas are

Thanks to an increase in available habitat, the population of the giant panda rose 17% from 2004 to 2014 and they are no longer considered endangered, and their status has been changed to vulnerable. The eastern gorilla however is now critically endangered. The shocking collapse of Grauer’s gorilla numbers is due to illegal hunting and civil unrest. The change in status means four of six great apes are critically endangered: the eastern gorilla, western gorilla, Bornean orangutan and Sumatran orangutan. Sep 5, 2016