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19/08/2026

🦍 What if the people who save gorillas in the future are sitting in a classroom right now?

Protecting gorillas isn't only about the work happening in the forest today. It's about inspiring the people who will protect it tomorrow. 🌿

Our Children for Sustainable Conservation project works across 28 schools near gorilla habitat, helping young people learn about wildlife, forests and why protecting them matters.

And in some of the most remote communities, we're doing that with something pretty ingenious… pedal-powered cinemas. 🚲🎬

Children pedal to power educational films, while also getting involved in conservation through tree planting, plays, poetry, art and school trips to learn about gorilla habitat first-hand.

Because today's pupils could become tomorrow's conservationists, rangers, researchers and forest-friendly farmers. 💚

🦍 Meet the next generation of gorilla guardians:
gorillas.org/our-projects/children-for-sustainable-conservation/

17/08/2026

🦍 You can’t take them home… but you can help keep their home safe💚

For just £4 a month, adopting a gorilla is a simple way to stand alongside the people working every day to protect wild gorillas and the forests they depend on.

Your support helps conservation teams tackle threats including poaching and habitat loss, while supporting the long-term protection of gorillas in the wild.

And with mountain gorillas still numbering only a little over 1,000, every family matters. Every youngster matters. Every gorilla matters.

Adopt a gorilla today and become part of their story.

👉 Visit gorillas.org/get-involved/adopt-a-gorilla/ to find your gorilla family.

16/08/2026

🌳 What does planting a tree have to do with saving a gorilla?

More than you might think. 🦍

Around gorilla habitat in the Congo, families rely on the land for food, fuel, building materials and income. When those resources become scarce, people can be forced deeper into protected forests simply to survive.

And that puts gorillas at greater risk - from habitat loss, snares set for other wildlife and even human diseases.

That’s why our conservation work doesn’t stop at the edge of the forest.

Through our Gorilla Safe Zone, we’re supporting tree nurseries and reforestation around gorilla habitat, helping provide resources for local communities while reducing pressure on the forests gorillas depend on.

Because protecting gorillas means protecting their home - and supporting the people who live alongside it. 💚

🌱 Discover more about the Gorilla Safe Zone:
gorillas.org/our-projects/the-gorilla-safe-zone/

13/08/2026

🦍 A baby boom for mountain gorillas! 💚

There’s some wonderful news coming from the forests of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with a remarkable number of new arrivals giving us another reason to celebrate mountain gorilla conservation.

In Rwanda, 22 baby mountain gorillas born over the past 12 months will officially receive their names at this year’s Kwita Izina ceremony on 4 September – an annual celebration of Rwanda’s mountain gorillas and the people working to protect them.

Every new infant represents hope for a species that once stood frighteningly close to extinction. But these births are also a reminder that the recovery of mountain gorillas has only been possible because of decades of dedicated conservation, habitat protection and the work of rangers and local communities.

It’s fantastic progress – but protecting the next generation will require that commitment to continue. 🌿

Here’s to 22 little gorillas receiving their names next month… and to many more safe arrivals across the mountain gorillas’ range. 💚

11/08/2026

Conservation is working. But we cannot stop now 🦍

A new IUCN Green Status assessment for eastern gorillas has delivered an important message for their future: the survival and recovery of these incredible animals depends heavily on continued conservation.

Unlike the IUCN Red List, which looks at a species’ risk of extinction, the Green Status looks at something more - how far a species has recovered, the difference conservation has already made, and what could happen without it.

For eastern gorillas, including mountain and Grauer’s gorillas, the message is clear.

Decades of dedicated conservation have changed their trajectory. Protection, habitat conservation, monitoring and working alongside communities have all helped give gorillas a fighting chance.

But these gains cannot be taken for granted.

Gorillas still face enormous pressures from habitat loss, poaching, disease and human activity. Without continued protection, hard-won progress could be lost.

☝🏼This assessment is both a reason for hope and a reminder of why our work must continue.

Every ranger protecting the forest. Every community conservation project. Every hectare of habitat protected. Every supporter standing with gorillas.

It all matters.

Together, we can keep gorillas moving towards a future where they don't simply survive - they thrive 🦍🌿

09/08/2026

🦍 Why are gorillas still poached?

For many people, it’s difficult to imagine why anyone would want to harm a gorilla. But the reality is complicated.

Gorillas can be targeted for bushmeat, while infants may be captured for the illegal wildlife trade after other members of their family are killed trying to protect them.

But gorillas can also become victims of traps and snares that were never intended for them. Wire snares set for other forest animals can cause devastating injuries - and sometimes death.

That’s why protecting gorillas means more than simply watching over them. It means supporting rangers, removing snares, tackling illegal wildlife trafficking and working alongside communities to reduce the pressures that drive poaching in the first place. 💚

Together, we can help keep gorillas where they belong: wild, safe and free.

🦍 Help protect them: gorillas.org/save/

06/08/2026

Every baby gorilla is precious. 💚🦍

A female gorilla will usually have just one baby every 4–6 years, and across her entire lifetime she may raise only 3 or 4 infants.

But life is fragile from the very beginning. Around 25–40% of newborn gorillas don't survive their first year, facing threats from disease, habitat loss, poaching and the growing pressures on the forests they call home.

With so few babies born, every single birth matters. Every single life matters.

That's why protecting gorilla families has never been more important.

By supporting our Save Appeal, you're helping fund the frontline conservation work that gives gorillas the best possible chance to survive and thrive in the wild.

Donate today and help protect the next generation of gorillas: gorillas.org/save

04/08/2026

Ever wondered how a gorilla manages to eat up to 30kg of food every single day? 🦍🌿

Well... this is how. 👀

Gorillas spend up to half of their waking hours eating, quickly working their way through leaves, stems, shoots, bark and fruit to fuel their enormous bodies.

All that plant power helps keep these gentle giants healthy, strong and ready for everything from climbing steep forest slopes to caring for their families.

Now imagine trying to find 30kg of food every day while your forest is disappearing.

By protecting gorilla habitats, we're helping ensure there's always enough food for gorillas to thrive. 💚

🌍 Help protect their forest home: https://gorillas.org/save/

02/08/2026

If your Sunday plans don't involve rushing around... you might have more in common with a gorilla than you think. 🦍💚

Gorillas don't waste energy when they don't need to. They spend much of their day feeding, grooming one another and resting, helping them conserve energy for when it really matters.

Sometimes slowing down is exactly what's needed.

While you're enjoying a quieter Sunday, our conservation teams are working every day to keep wild gorillas safe from poaching, habitat loss and disease.

If you'd like to help protect them, you can support our work here: https://gorillas.org/save/

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