The Gorilla Organization
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Fighting to keep gorillas from extinction by protecting them alongside the communities who share their forests.
About The Gorilla Organization
The Gorilla Organization is a UK charity, rooted in the anti-poaching work begun by Dr Dian Fossey, dedicated to saving the world's last wild gorillas.
Gorillas are among our closest living relatives, yet they stand on the brink. The charity points out that the vast majority of wild gorillas are just one step from extinction, with mountain gorillas the most endangered of all and only around a thousand of them left. Habitat loss, deforestation, poaching, disease and the upheaval of conflict all threaten their survival.
The organisation traces its origins to the early 1990s and the anti-poaching patrols established by primatologist Dr Dian Fossey. Today it works where gorillas live, with teams across Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo as well as the UK.
Its approach is built on community-based conservation: the understanding that gorillas cannot be protected without also supporting the people who share their landscapes. That means working alongside local communities to build a better future for both, from backing rainforest rangers in Congo to partnering on projects such as a new community school. Recent encouragement has come from events like the rare birth of mountain gorilla twins in Virunga National Park.
Supporting this work helps protect critically endangered gorillas and invest in the communities living alongside them. As the charity puts it, gorillas cannot save themselves, but with help we can save them.
Anti-poaching patrols
Supporting rangers who protect gorillas and remove the snares that threaten them in the forest.
Community conservation
Projects across Rwanda, Uganda and DR Congo that give local people a stake in saving gorillas.
Ranger support
Equipping and backing the rainforest rangers who safeguard gorilla habitat day to day.
Education programmes
Working with schools to build understanding of gorillas and why their survival matters.
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