Founded in the early 1990s to support the anti-poaching patrols created by the pioneering primatologist Dr. Dian Fossey.

For more than 20 years, Dr. Dian Fossey lived among the mountain gorillas of the Virunga mountains studying the great apes.

The Gorilla Organization is governed by a board of trustees and has key staff in the UK, Uganda, Rwanda and the DR Congo.

The Gorilla Organization is happy to help with media requests, or requests for resources from our supporters.

The gentle giants of the African forest, gorillas are the largest living primate and one of humans closest living relatives.

Gorillas live in the tropical forests of equatorial Africa. The gorilla habitat and the distribution range for the two species, the eastern and western gorillas, is divided by almost 900km (560miles)

Very little is known about this elusive sub-species of gorilla, except that their numbers are small and their highly fragmented environment could threaten their future.

The eastern lowland gorilla, also known as Grauer's gorilla is a Critically Endangered subspecies of eastern gorilla which are found only in the mountainous forests of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The western lowland gorilla is one of two Critically Endangered subspecies of the western gorilla.

Habitat loss, deforestation, poaching, civil war, and disease are all real threats to mountain gorillas. The mountain gorilla is the most endangered subspecies of gorilla.

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.

Our corporate partners play a vital role in helping us achieve our goal of saving gorillas in the wild.

Our specialist fundraising and events team are always on hand to help you come up with new and exciting ideas or to hold your own event.

We have guaranteed charity places in a huge range of sporting events across the UK and Europe.

Dedicate some of your spare time to dedicate to gorilla conservation by volunteering for The Gorilla Organization.

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