As reported by the BBC, new research from Rwanda is revealing just how important friendships are for female mountain gorillas,…
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War in Congo
At the end of January, fighters from the M23 militia group took control of Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Unless we can protect gorillas right now, this conflict could spell the end for all gorillas across a huge area of the DRC.
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Help save more precious gorillas from extinction
Help save more precious gorillas from extinction
This precious new born could be the most important gorilla in the world. She’s the future of her kind. Because 99% of all gorillas in the wild are just one step from extinction. We can’t afford to lose a single one.
Gorillas can’t save themselves. But YOU can help save gorillas.
Please help save more precious gorillas from extinction.
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At the frontline of gorilla conservation
Working with communities in Rwanda, Uganda and DR Congo, our projects build a better future for gorillas & the people living alongside
Gorilla Facts
The gorilla is the largest living primate
The gentle giants of the African forest, gorillas are the largest living primate and one of our closest living relatives.
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Gorillas are 95-99% the same as us!
In insecure areas, charities like The Gorilla Organization end up doing the hard work.
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Biodiversity hotspot
Covering an area of more than 10,000 square kilometres, the Maiko National Park is Congo at its wildest. Gazetted in…
Refined tastes of gorillas revealed
Even after decades of study, gorillas still find ways to surprise us. Recent studies have revealed gorilla group dynamics to…
Virunga National Park at 100
Africa’s oldest National Park may not be its most famous nor indeed its most-visited. But for mountain gorillas, it has…
Groundbreaking moments in Mgahinga
The communities living on the edges of the Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda are looking to the future with…
Gorillas go back to the wild
It’s the picture conservationists have been waiting years for: in the forests of Mount Tshiaberimu, wild gorilla Mwengesyali cosies up…
The Gorilla Organization
For more than two decades, The Gorilla Organization has worked to save gorillas from extinction.
Our projects have carried on through civil war, famine and natural disasters. We are dedicated to conserving gorilla populations and allowing them to thrive in their wild.
