Koko the Gorilla Needs Kids' HelpHow Children Can Learn About & Help Endangered Gorillas & Great ApesDec 28, 2007 Janienne Jennrich
Children naturally want to help endangered species. Here are ways kids can help endangered gorillas with education, science activities, fund raisers, communication, etc.
Koko the Gorilla Promotes Conservation Through CommunicationPerhaps best known for their work and relationship with Koko, the famous gorilla who communicates amazingly well through sign language, The Gorilla Foundation’s mission “is to bring interspecies communication to the public in order to save gorillas from imminent extinction; and inspire our children to create a sustainable future for all great apes.” The Gorilla Foundation supports this mission through research, education, conservation, and special projects, such as the current building of the Maui Ape Preserve. Children Can Help Koko the Gorilla and the Gorilla FoundationHere are just a few ways kids can help:
Notes From The Gorilla Foundation:"Koko is a 35 year-old lowland gorilla who learned to speak American Sign Language when she was just a baby. Her teacher, Dr. Penny Patterson, began working with Koko as a Ph.D. project at Stanford, thinking it would only be a 4-year study. Thirty-some years later, Penny and Koko continue to work together at the Gorilla Foundation in one of the longest interspecies communication studies ever conducted, the only one with gorillas. Koko now has a vocabulary of over 1000 signs, and understands even more spoken English." Knowing what is now known about the intelligence and loving nature of these incredible creatures, children need to learn about and help gorillas like Koko.
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