Day Thirty-Eight

We watched the last 20 minutes of Gorillas in the Mist. Everyone was given time to finish the film study question sheet.

Here's the link to the Dian Fossey Gorilla Research Fund (Karisoke Research Center):

http://gorillafund.org/Page.aspx?pid=381

We had a brief discussion about the last question. Basically what I want you to do is consider and discuss all sides of the poaching debate. These include:

- Conservationists / Environmentalists

- Zoos

- Governments

- The poachers themselves (from the film, the Batwa)

- The people who purchase the goods as a sign of status/wealth (ie: gorillas hands, ivory tusks)