Question

Although it is against the law, people hunt and capture mountain gorillas in Africa. They sell the baby gorillas for large sums of money.

This is an example of which factor that affects biodiversity?

pollution
nonnative species
habitat destruction
poaching

Answer 1

This is an example of **poaching**. Poaching refers to the illegal hunting and capturing of animals, often for profit, which directly impacts biodiversity by threatening the survival of species such as mountain gorillas.