How Your Donation Can Help

By adopting a gorilla with Virunga National Park, you support Rangers, community trackers, and gorilla doctors devoted to the protection of the Park’s wild mountain gorilla and eastern lowland gorilla populations. With over a third of the world’s entire population of mountain gorillas calling Virunga their home, our conservation and monitoring programs are crucial to the survival and well-being of the subspecies. Recently, the reintroduction of four female eastern lowland gorillas brought the population under care in the Park from eight to twelve — an important step for this critically endangered species.

Photo credit: Virunga National Park

I am proud to oversee the monitoring activities of a population estimated at over 350 individuals, of which 233 gorillas are habituated to human presence. The gorilla population is growing, and it justifies the relentless work of the teams –Rangers, trackers, and veterinarians– who daily and for many years, have made it possible to initiate close monitoring of the species, with continuous patrol efforts even amid the most violent events.

Jacques Katutu Head of Mountain Gorilla Monitoring
As part of your adoption package, you will receive the following:

AAG-EN-2025

Frequent Asked Questions

A. Mountain gorillas are one of the few species to be downlisted from Critically Endangered to Endangered thanks to decades of dedicated conservation work. Virunga is also home to a small population of eastern lowland gorillas, a subspecies that remains Critically Endangered. Your donation helps the Park continue adapting its conservation strategies and maintain a team of Park Rangers, community trackers, and veterinarians committed to protecting both mountain and eastern lowland gorilla populations.

A. You’ll receive a quarterly Gorilla Conservation Magazine featuring updates on the wild mountain and eastern lowland gorillas in Virunga, including insights into their families and individual behaviours. From time to time, you’ll also have the opportunity to submit questions for our community trackers.

A. Your contribution supports the work of Rangers and community trackers who protect both mountain and eastern lowland gorillas in the wild. These teams monitor gorilla families, remove snares, and help reduce the threats posed by regional conflict and habitat loss.

A. Your donation enables the Park to strengthen its conservation efforts and maintain a dedicated team of Park Rangers and community trackers who monitor and protect both mountain and eastern lowland gorilla populations.

A. Anyone passionate about protecting endangered wildlife and supporting the conservation of both mountain and eastern lowland gorillas in Virunga National Park.

A. We recommend pledges starting at USD 10 a month, but every contribution helps support the protection of wild mountain and eastern lowland gorillas.

A. Yes! Adopting a gorilla is a meaningful way to honor a loved one or a thoughtful gift for any wildlife enthusiast.

A. All donations directly support the conservation efforts protecting both the mountain gorillas and eastern lowland gorillas of the Park. This includes funding Rangers, community trackers, veterinary care, and ongoing monitoring programs.

A. You can adopt a mountain or eastern lowland gorilla easily using the orange donation widget above.

A. If you’d like to cancel your adoption, please log into your Donorbox account using the link below. If you don’t remember your password, you can reset it here: https://donorbox.org/user_session/new

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