• The Gorilla Organization

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

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    Dian Fossey

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

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    Meet our Team

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

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    Resources

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

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  • Projects
  • Gorillas Facts

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

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    The Gorilla Habitat

    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)

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    Cross River Gorillas

    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.

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    Eastern Lowland Gorillas

    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.

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    Western Lowland Gorillas

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

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    Mountain Gorillas

    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.

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  • Corporate Partnerships

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

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    Community Fundraising

    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.

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    Sporting Events

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

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    Volunteer

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

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    Play the Lottery

    Play for as little as £1 per week for your chance to win up to £25,000!

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    Keeping baby gorillas safe

    Gorillas can’t find and destroy the deadly traps that maim and kill so many of their kind. And they can’t stop illegal poachers from hunting them down.

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The Gorilla Org.

Sporting Events

There are fewer than 1,200 mountain gorillas left in the world today and all four gorilla subspecies are highly endangered

Your support allows us to continue our award-winning conservation projects in Africa, providing a brighter future for gorillas and the people they live alongside.

Help us, help them

We have guaranteed charity places in a huge range of sporting events across the UK and Europe. Please call our events team on 0207 916 4974 or email events@gorillas.org, or check out a full list of our sporting events below.

Upcoming events
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