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Mountain Gorilla Conservation Projects
By admin | December 6, 2007
Mountain gorilla conservation projects
The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International
The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International is dedicated to the conservation and protection of gorillas and their habitat in Africa. Committed to promoting continued research on their threatened ecosystems and education about their relevance to the world in which we live. In collaboration with government agencies and other international partners, it also provides assistance to local communities through education, training and economic development initiatives.
The International Gorilla Conservation Program (IGCP)
The aim of the International Gorilla Conservation Program (IGCP) is to ensure the survival and long-term conservation of mountain gorillas and medium altitude forest habitats in Rwanda, Uganda and Zaire.
The Mountain Gorilla Conservation Fund (MGCF) is dedicated to the conservation and protection of the highly endangered Mountain Gorillas in Africa, their habitat, and working with the people around the National Parks.
Berggorilla & Regenwald Direkthilfe
For many years Berggorilla & Regenwald Direkthilfe, or Mountain Gorilla & Rainforest Direct Aid, has been supporting national parks in Uganda and Zaire where mountain gorillas live, as well as national parks in Zaire where the Eastern lowland gorilla lives. Their work is strictly honorary and we follow a strict policy to channel any funds raised directly into the relevant projects.
The Denver Gorilla Run is a charity fun run with a difference. Everyone who takes part wears a full gorilla costume - from fluffy head to furry toe - and helps raise funds for the Mountain Gorilla Conservation Fund, the international charity working to save the world’s last remaining mountain gorillas and keeping Dian Fossey’s dream alive for the past 21 years.
PASA - Pan African Sanctuary Alliance The Pan African Sanctuary Alliance, or PASA, is an alliance of sixteen primate sanctuaries from all over Africa. PASA is designed to bring these sanctuaries together to address both short-term and long-term issues in areas such as site management and veterinary care and to enhance the stature of sanctuaries in the professional zoo and primate research communities.
The Tayna Gorilla Reserve The initiative of creating the Tayna Reserve was taken in April 1998 by conservationist Pierre Kakule Vwirasihikiya, with the aim to save the rich and rare habitat found in the Rift Valley (northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo) from which he himself comes. Two chiefs, Mukosasenge and Stuka, agreed to support his efforts; then intellectuals of the area joined, and finally the population joined in the support, following their leaders.
The Wildlife Conservation Society is the only organization in the world working to protect all three gorilla subspecies: mountain gorillas, Grauer’s gorillas, and western lowland gorillas.
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