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There are fewer than 1,200 mountain gorillas left in the world today. With your help, we can give them a brighter future

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Our grassroots projects are keeping gorillas safe from poaching and habitat loss. We also work with local communities to ensure humans and gorillas can live peacefully side-by-side for generations to come.


Gorillas are our closest cousins. They share 95-99% of their DNA with humans. But all four sub-species of gorilla are now classed as Critically Endangered and at risk of being lost forever.
Our Latest News & Blog Articles
Four members of Hirwa mountain gorilla group killed in lightning strike
The Hirwa mountain gorilla group is recovering after a tragic accident killed four of its members
URGENT Appeal: Gorillas chances of survival are going up in smoke…
Kahuzi-Biega is one of the last refuges of the Grauer’s gorilla. But it's burning. Without your help, the gorillas may soon be lost forever
Latest census shows another rise in mountain gorilla numbers
There has been more encouraging news from Bwindi, Uganda, as the latest census results show another rise in mountain gorilla numbers
In Uganda, Reformed Poachers Project celebrates a bumper year
It's harvest time at the Reformed Poachers Project in Uganda, and the local community are enjoying the rewards of their hard work
Nigerian researcher wins Ymke Warren Award for Cross River gorilla studies
Emmanuel Bassey has won the Ymke Warren Memorial Award for his important work studying gorillas in the forests of his native Nigeria
Great Gorilla Raffle winners drawn
The winners of the annual raffle in aid of gorilla conservation have been drawn in London
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What a great initiative! Looking forward to Gorilla May! - Until then, let's celebate all the work being done by charities helping primates all around the world!
#TBT: Looking way back to 2014, Tuver, our colleague in the Congo, blogged about the importance of wearing masks when seeing #gorillas in the wild. 7 years on, it's more important than ever!
http://lukemberman.blogspot.com/2014/01/
Interesting research here 👇
#Gorilla trekking provides jobs and economic growth - addressing the poverty that leads to habitat loss and poaching. But tourists must behave responsibly.
#KeepYourDistance
Our field staff report they are finding 40 TIMES as many snares on the forest floors as this time last year. Each one is a potential deathtrap.
We need your help to Cut the Snares and Save Gorilla Lives!
https://www.gorillas.org/special-appeal-cut-the-snares-save-gorilla-lives/
Worrying news from #Congo. However, with your help, we've not lost a single gorilla to #COVID19 - and we kept #gorillas safe during the last Ebola outbreak.
https://time.com/5937239/congo-ebola-covid19/
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