Species - Gorilla

Gorillas are the largest of the great apes and are found in only nine African countries. Traditionally they have been regarded as one species with three sub species, but some scientists have recently proposed that the differences between the eastern and western populations are sufficient to regard them as separate species, each with sub-species.

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Titus, silverback mountain gorilla, Virunga NP, DRCongo. PhotoIanRedmond.co.uk

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BUAV and FRAME call on the Government to permanently ban experiments on Great Apes

A joint statement has been issued by the BUAV (British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection) and FRAME (Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments) calling on the Government to make a ban on experiments on Great Apes permanent and legally binding in the UK.

New rules being introduced in Europe through EU Directive 2010/63 ban the use of Great Apes in laboratories, but include a provision that individual member states can seek to use them if there is an unexpected outbreak of a life threatening human disease in the future.

29/02/2012
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Rare mountain gorilla found dead in poacher’s snare

An anti-poaching patrol in Rwanda has discovered the carcass of a young mountain gorilla caught in a poacher’s snare, according to International Gorilla Conservation Programme (IGCP). The animal was one of only about 780 critically endangered mountain gorillas left in existence.

16/02/2012
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How pedal power is helping Uganda's mountain gorillas

The Guardian | David Hewitt | 14 December 2011

Bicycles are powering films that teach communities about the plight of the gorillas and their natural habitat

14/12/2011
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Gorilla part dealer arrested in Lomie

The Guardian Post | November 2011

A dealer in protected wildlife species has been arrested in Lomie, in the Upper Nyong division of the East region. The man was arrested in possession of a huge stock of gorilla meat contained in a fridge in his home. Also found in the fridge were parts of De Brazza monkey and agile mangabey, a rare monkey species which belongs to class A and totally protected according to the 1994 wildlife law. Within 24 hours of the arrest the trafficker, three others were arrested in the same town — Lomie, with numerous parts of protected wildlife species.

22/11/2011
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Baby Mountain Gorilla from Virunga National Park rescued from poachers

Baby gorilla will join other orphans

August 2011. An infant mountain gorilla has been confiscated from poachers by Rwandan police in the town of Gisenyi on the border of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Police arrested the Congolese poachers holding the infant as well as two Rwandans who were helping the poachers. The gorilla had been captured near the Bukima area of Virunga National Park, according to the poachers, indicating that it belongs to a critically endangered population. The poachers claimed they kept the gorilla for about six days, feeding him bananas and sugar cane until attempting to smuggle him to Rwanda.

http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/baby-gorilla018.html#cr

18/08/2011
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Rwanda: Doctors Remove Snare From Baby Gorilla in Umubano Group

Jean Felix Kinani

2 July 2011

allAfrica.com

Zirikana is a 4-Year old infant male in Umubano group in Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park. Zirikana was reported to be caught in rope snare on his left leg.

Trackers were able to cut rope from tree where it was tied, allowing the infant to move freely, but the snare remained tight around his ankle.

Elisabeth, Rwanda Development Board (RBD) veterinary technician, went to check the infant that afternoon, and confirmed the presence of the rope snare on Zirikana's leg. As always, Gorilla Doctors consulted with the RDB's head veterinarian Tony Mudakwika, and the Chief Park Warden Prosper Uwingeli, along with Elisabeth and trackers. This resulted in the decision to attempt an intervention to remove the snare the following morning.

02/07/2011
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Gorillas - Related Organisations

The following organisations are working to protect Gorillas, or are involved in their study and care:


Animal Defenders International Millbank Tower Millbank London SW1P 4QP Phone: +44 (0)20 7630 3340 Fax: +44 (0)20 7828 2179	Web (en): www.ad-international.org Email: click for contact form

Ape Action Africa, formerly Cameroon Wildlife Aid Fund Ape Action Africa CWAF , YAOUNDE CAMEROON B.P 20072 Yaounde Phone: (+237) 220 75 79	Web (en): www.apeactionafrica.org

Art of Conservation Art of Conservation, 2118 High Street Des Moines IA 50312 USA	Web (en): www.art-of-conservation.com Email: click for contact form

Aspinall Foundation Amos Courage Port Lympne Nr. Hythe Kent CT21 4PD Phone: +44 (0)1303 264 647	Web (en): www.aspinallfoundation.org Email: click for contact form

Berggorilla & Regenwald Direkthilfe Dr. Angela Meder Lerchenstr. 5 45473 Muelheim, Germany	Web (en): www.berggorilla.org Web (de): www.berggorilla.de Email: click for contact form

Born Free Foundation Will Travers CEO 3 Grove House Foundry Lane Horsham West Sussex RH13 5PL Phone: +44 (0)1403 240 170 Fax: +44 (0)1403 327 838	Web (en): www.bornfree.org.uk Email: click for contact form

Bristol Zoo Gardens Bryan Carroll Clifton Bristol BS8 3HA	Web (en): www.bristolzoo.org.uk

Bushmeat Crisis Task Force Heather Eves c/o The Wildlife Conservation Society 2300 Southern Boulevard Bronx, New York 10460 718-220-5100	Web (en): www.bushmeat.org Email: click for contact form

Bushmeat Project Dr. Anthony Rose Biosynergy Institute P O Box 3430 Palos Verdes California 90274 USA	Web (en): bushmeat.net Email: click for contact form

Canadian Ape Alliance c/o University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics 88 College Street Toronto, ON M5G 1L4 Canada	Web (en): www.great-apes.com Email: click for contact form

Conservation International 2011 Crystal Drive Suite 500 Arlington VA 22202 USA Phone: (703) 341-2400 USA	Web (en): www.conservation.org

Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund - International 800 Cherokee Ave., SE Atlanta, Georgia 30315-1440 USA Phone: +800-851-0203 Fax: +404-624-5999	Web (en): www.gorillafund.org Email: click for contact form

Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust Les Augres Manor La Profonde Rue Trinity Jersey Channel Islands JE3 5BP Phone: +44(0)1534 860000 Fax: +44(0)1534 860001	Web (en): www.durrellwildlife.org Email: click for contact form

Forests Monitor 69A Lensfield Road Cambridge CB2 1EN Phone: +44 (0)1223 360975 Fax: +44 (0)1223 359048	Web (en): www.forestsmonitor.org Email: click for contact form

Friends of Conservation Kensington Charity Centre Charles House 375 Kensington High Street London W14 8QH Phone: +44(0)20 7603 5024 Fax: +44(0)207828 4856	Web (en): www.foc-uk.com Email: click for contact form

Gearing up for Gorilas (G4G) Linda Nunn 87 Chapel Farm Cottage Gussage St. Andrew Blandford DT11 8DL UK Phone: 01725 553149	Web (en): www.g4g.co.uk Email: click for contact form

Gorilla Haven Jane Dewar P O Box 210 Morganton GA 30560 USA	Web (en): www.gorilla-haven.org

Gorilla Organization Jillian Miller 110 Gloucester Avenue London NW1 8HX Phone: +44 20 7483 2681 Fax: +44 20 7722 0928	Web (en): www.gorillas.org Email: click for contact form

Great Ape Project 714 North 97th Street Seattle WA 98103 Phone: 206-579-5975	Web (en): www.greatapeproject.org Email: click for contact form

Great Ape Trust of Iowa Dr Benjamin Beck 4200S.E. 44th Avenue Des Moines, Iowa 50320 Phone: +515 243 3580 Fax: +515 243 8997	Web (en): www.GreatApeTrust.org Email: click for contact form

Great Apes Film Initiative (GAFI) Madelaine Westwood 2 Westfield Cottage, Westfield, Medmenham, Marlow, Bucks, SL7 2HQ Phone: 01491 575 017	Web (en): www.gafi4apes.org Email: click for contact form

Humane Society of Canada 409-120 Carlton St Toronto ON M5A 4K2 Canada Phone: +416 368 0405/1948	Web (en): www.humanesociety.com

Humane Society US 2100 L Street NW Washington DC 20037	Web (en): www.hsus.org

International Fund for Animal Welfare 87-90 Albert Embankment London SE1 7UD Phone: +44 (0)20 7587 6700 Fax: +44 (0)20 7587 6720	Web (en): www.ifaw.org Email: click for contact form

International Gorilla Conservation Programme (UK) c/o African Wildlife Foundation P O Box 48177 Nairobi Kenya Phone: 254 2710367 Fax: +254 2710372	Web (en): www.igcp.org

International Primate Protection League (U.K.) Gilmore House 166 Gilmore Road London SE13 5AE Phone: +44 (0)20 8297 2129 Fax: +44 (0)20 8297 2099	Web (en): www.ippl-uk.org Email: click for contact form

International Ranger Federation Gordon Miller Fold Head Cottage Grindsbrook Booth Edale Hope Valley Derbyshire S33 7ZD UK Phone: 00 44(0) 1433 670210	Web (en): www.int-ranger.net Email: click for contact form

IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group John M. Aguiar, Coordinator Conservation International 2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 500 Arlington, Virginia 22202-3787 Phone: (703) 341-2400 USA	Web (en): www.primate-sg.org

Les Amis des Animaux au Congo Claudine André	Web (en): bonoboducongo.free.fr Email: click for contact form Email (secondary): click for contact form

Pandrillus - Limbe Wildlife Centre, Cameroon BP 878 Limbe South-West Province Cameroon	Email: click for contact form Email (secondary): click for contact form

Pole Pole Foundation (PoPoF) John Kahekwa BP 506 Cyangugu Rwanda	Web (en): www.great-apes.com/projects/popof/popof.htm Email: click for contact form

Primate Society of Great Britain Phone: +44(0) 1334 467174	Web (en): www.psgb.org Email: click for contact form

Primate Taxon Advisory Group PO Box 20 Mosman NSW 2088 Australia	Web (en): www.arazpa.org.au/primate_t.html Email: click for contact form

Restore UK Peter Cole PO Box 310, Epsom, Surrey KT17 UK Phone: 01737 355458 Fax: 01737 355496	Web (en): www.restoreuk.org Email: click for contact form

Rettet den Regenwald e.V. (Rainforest Rescue) Friedhofsweg 28 22337 Hamburg Phone: +49 40 4103804 Fax: +49 40 4500144	Web (de): www.regenwald.org Email: click for contact form

Support for African/Asian Great Apes Phone: 81-568-63-0547 Fax: 81-568-62-2428	Web (en): www.saga-jp.org Email: click for contact form

The Great Projects Studio 6 8 High Street Harpenden Herts AL5 2TB Phone: 0845 371 3070	Web (en): www.thegreatprojects.com Email: click for contact form

Volcanoes Safaris 447 Linen Hall 162 Regent Street London W1B 5TE Phone: +44 (0)870 8708480 Fax: +44 (0) 870 8708481	Web (en): www.volcanoessafaris.com Email: click for contact form

Wild Planet Ecoproject Wolfgang Heilmann Wild Planet Ecoproject Verein Männedorf 8708 Alte Landstrasse 370, Schweiz WPE - Wild Planet Ecoproject Association c/o Better World Cameroon, P.O. Box 30801 Yaounde Tam Tam Weekend Byem-Assi, Yaounde Cameroon	Web (en): www.wildplanetecoproject.org Email: click for contact form

World Society for the Protection of Animals 5th Floor, 222 Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X 8HB United Kingdom Phone: +44 (0) 207 239 0500	Web (en): www.wspa.org.uk Email: click for contact form

WWF-International	Web (en): www.wwf.org

WWF-UK Panda House Weyside Park, Godalming Surrey GU7 1XP Phone: +44 (0)1483 426444 Fax: +44 (0)1483 426409	Web (en): www.wwf.org.uk

Zoological Society of London Regents Park London NW1 4RY Phone: +44 (0)20 7449 6610 Fax: +44 (0)20 7586 2870	Web (en): www.zsl.org Email: click for contact form