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Adopt a Gorilla

The largest of the great apes, the gorilla is thought to have shared a common ancestor with humans about 10 million years ago and, today, shares approximately 98% of its DNA with humans.

Both Eastern and Western gorillas are highly threatened by illegal poaching for the bushmeat trade. Habitat loss and degradation due to deforestation and agricultural expansion also threaten gorillas by fragmenting their populations.

Highly infectious diseases like the Ebola virus also pose critical threats to gorillas.

YOUR ADOPTION REALLY HELPS

Animal adoptions like yours give a huge boost to our work. They not only help fund projects to work with local communities to monitor gorilla movement and reduce human-gorilla conflict but also fund our other vital work around the world.