Gorilla

Hello, this is Daniel writing to give you a quick update of what’s been happening over the last weeks.

The big news story is certainly the Frankfurt Gorilla Symposium from 9-11 June last week. It was a meeting of leading gorilla conservation experts with policy makers as well as corporate sector representatives. The meeting focused on the main threats to gorillas and their habitats and the steps that need to be taken to address them. To find out more about the meeting, the presentations and the Frankfurt Gorilla Declaration jointly developed and adopted by the meeting, click here (link to YoG website). We thank the German government for leading in the organisation of this major event.

Attention art lovers: several artist are helping the YoG raise funds for key projects. Their paintings, drawings and sculptures focus on gorillas and other wildlife. This way, you can donate and receive a beautiful piece of art at the same time. To find out more, click here (link to YoG website).

And finally, our very mobile Ambassador Ian Redmond is currently in Rwanda for the annual Kwita Izina gorilla-naming ceremonies, meeting Rwandan policy makers and giving lectures as he goes. We hope to hear from him soon on this blog, so stay tuned…!