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![]() ![]() BUT! Coltan is reusable! Clear out that old cell phone drawer! Our hope is, that the more and more electronic devices are recycled, this can slow demand for new Coltan to be mined in Africa.ĭonating your CELL PHONE or TABLET at Audubon Zoo also helps gorillas in TWO ways! NOLA AAZK will sometimes receive a small payment for each shipment of recyclables and will then donate these funds directly back to gorilla conservation. Forests are being strip mined for this highly sought after mineral, with illegal mining even taking place in protected gorilla areas. © WWF / Carlos Drews What do gorillas eat Gorillas stick to a mainly vegetarian diet, feeding on stems, bamboo shoots and fruits. ![]() Females can grow to 4.5-feet tall and weigh up to 250 pounds. ![]() Male western lowland gorillas can grow to 5.5-feet tall and weigh up to 450 pounds. 80% of the world’s Coltan is mined in central Africa, which is wild gorilla habitat. Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Family: Hominidae Genus: Gorilla Species: gorilla Subspecies: gorilla Gorillas are the world’s largest living primates. How are cell phones related to gorillas?Ĭoltan is a mineral found in the batteries of electronic devices. NOLA AAZK, our local chapter of the American Association of Zoo Keepers, partners with an e-recycling company called Eco-Cell to collect and recycle unused cell phones or tablets. Help wild gorillas by recycling your cell phones! The Western lowland gorilla's native habitat in Africa is shrinking due in part to the mining of a metallic ore called coltan, a key ingredient in manufacturing batteries, including the kind found in our phones.
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