Woodside, CA Koko — the gorilla known for her extraordinary mastery of sign language, and as the primary ambassador for her endangered species — passed away on the morning of June 19, 2018 in her sleep at the age of... Read more
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Koko and Ndume Get a New Roof
We are happy to unveil our newly installed gorilla roof covering Koko and Ndume’s small yard enclosure (see photos)! This is all due to your support, both through your direct donations and by sharing our campaign with your friends and family. After three full days of amazing work by the crew at Saber Roofing, Koko and... Read more
Penny's Perspective on the Harambe Tragedy
PRESS RELEASE for Immediate Release: Woodside, California — The Gorilla Foundation would like to express our deep sadness at the death of Harambe, following the tragic events at the Cincinnati Zoo. Our condolences go out to all those involved and especially Harambe’s Family, Chewie and Mara, and their caregivers. We... Read more
Event: WCN Spring Wildlife Conservation Expo
Join us in supporting wildlife conservation by visiting The Gorilla Foundation’s exhibitor table on Saturday, April 2nd at Cañada College in Redwood City, CA from 10 am to 6 pm. Sponsored by the Wildlife Conservation... Read more
Dr. Denis Ndeloh-Etiendem Appointed Conservation Field Research Director
In line with The Gorilla Foundation’s redoubled effort to support the compassionate conservation of great apes in their homelands, we have asked Dr. Denis Ndeloh-Etiendem to serve as our Director of Great Ape Field Research. He has accepted! We are... Read more
PRESS RELEASE: Koko Remembers Robin Williams
In 2001, Robin Williams was invited to meet Koko, the gorilla who communicates in sign language, at The Gorilla Foundation in northern California (see photo above). We had no idea what to expect, but everyone was in for a treat, and they became very special friends. On Monday, Aug. 11, the day news broke of Williams' passing, Koko and... Read more
PRESS RELEASE: An Exciting New Focus
The Gorilla Foundation Announces Exciting New Focus, Key Hires and Important Organizational Changes. Important changes will improve protections for Koko and Ndume and renew focus on the Foundation’s mission of preventing gorilla extinction by cultivating worldwide empathy for great apes through communication and education.... Read more
Koko's got a new website!
The Gorilla Foundation has been (not so secretly) developing a new website for about 4 years now. Finally, in Spring of 2014, the project reached critical mass and was officially launched on Tuesday, June 10, 2014 — in time for Koko’s 43rd birthday. In addition to using more modern technology, the new website is intended... Read more
Dr. Ken Gold, Managing Director of Gorilla Care and Research
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Ken Gold as the Gorilla Foundation's Managing Director of Gorilla Care and Research. Dr. Ken Gold is a primatologist who has worked with primates in the zoo, conservation, laboratory and welfare community for more than 30... Read more
Gorilla Foundation Supports Bing Nursery School at Stanford University
Bing Nursery School celebrated the 25th anniversary of it's Harvest Moon Auction on November 9th raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for the scholarship fund for children ages 2-5. Koko has a special friend at Bing and donated one of her art prints that... Read more
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