Category: News
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Who Killed Dian Fossey? Secrets in the Mist Reveals
The death of Dian Fossey in the 1980s shocked the world. Fossey, an American primatologist and conservationist known for undertaking an extensive study of mountain gorilla groups over a period of 18 years, was brutally murdered in her cabin at a remote camp in Rwanda in December 1985. It has been theorized that her murder…
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The Economics and Logistics of Gorilla Tourism
Curving along the the boundary of the Albertine Rift Valley within the Virunga Conservation Area stretching across the countries of Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda is a home to half of the mountain gorillas in the world found in Bwindi Impenetrable forest national park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. It borders…
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Habituated Lowland Gorilla Family Killed in Central African Republic
The sad news break broke down many primate lovers, tour operators and conservationist when the 12 year old sosa of the Mayele group was killed by poachers in a car during the monitoring process by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Remember gorillas are habituated and they spend time with conservationist every day as a way…
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The UNEP/UNESCO Great Ape Survival Partnership
Despite the dedicated efforts of many individuals and organizations, great apes are on the very edge of extinction. In May 2001, in response to the current crisis, Dr. Klaus Toepfer, the Former Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), launched GRASP – a new approach to save the great apes and their habitat.…
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Gorilla Distribution in Africa
Gorillas distribute them selves depending on their types to ease their survival. The distribution of gorillas is mainly in Africa but you will find that they have a very diverse area where they live. This is why they are classified as Eastern and Western Gorilla species. The difference is location brings a slight difference in…
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Hold a Coin Drive to Help People in Congo
You can help both gorillas and people in Congo through the gorilla monitoring, care of orphaned gorillas, as well as health, education and livelihood programs which in turn benefits all of gorilla conservation efforts. Their currencies to currency Congo ™ unit will draw attention to the suffering of people and wildlife in the Democratic Republic…
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Responsible Tourism Good for Mountain Gorilla Conservation
Mountain gorillas are endangered species which can be located or viewed in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Park or Mgahinga National park, the other gorillas can also be found in Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda and also in Virunga National park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. These species have greatly attracted many tourists to come for…
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France Supports YoG with Generous Contribution
UNEP/GRASPThe Year of the Gorilla benefited very much from a contribution of €100,000 by the Government of France, which was received by YoG Partner GRASP (UNEP Great Ape Survival Partnership) and used to implement several YoG activities, including the Rapid Response Assessment “Last Stand of the Gorilla – Environmental Crime and Conflict in the Congo…
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Year of the Gorilla trip to African States
Year of the Gorilla Ambassador Ian Redmond to mark the Year of the Gorilla in 2009, embarked on a dangerous quest to sub-saharan Africa. His mission: to visit no fewer than all 10 gorilla range states to see how these magnificent animals are faring and to speak face to face with politicians, conservationists, poachers, loggers…
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The Role of Zoos in Gorilla Conservation – Questions and Answers
We asked experts a number of questions about the role of zoos in gorilla conservation. Kristen E. Lukas of Cleveland Zoo, USA (North American Gorilla Species Survival Plan SSP) and Frank Rietkerk of Apenheul Primate Park in The Netherlands (European Endangered Species Programme EEP) were so kind to answer these questions in detail. The questions…