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This year marks 100 years of Virunga National Park — a century of protecting Africa’s great apes. By adopting a gorilla, you help our Rangers, community trackers, and gorilla vetenarians safeguard Virunga’s mountain and eastern lowland gorillas through the year ahead.
Your gift supports daily patrols, medical care, and vital conservation work that keeps more than a third of the world’s mountain gorillas safe in their natural home and safeguards our vulnerable population of eastern lowland gorillas — only 11 remain in the Park. Together, we’re continuing a legacy of protection that began a century ago — and shaping the next 100 years.
Your Digital Welcome Package
Containing all you need to know about Virunga and its gorillas.
Containing all you need to know about Virunga and its gorillas.
An exclusive desktop wallpaper of Kayagwe from the Bageni family.
An exclusive desktop wallpaper of Kayagwe from the Bageni family.
Learn about the community trackers and the gorillas they help protect.
Learn about the community trackers and the gorillas they help protect.
Quarterly updates about Virunga, its gorillas, and how you're helping to protect them.
Quarterly updates about Virunga, its gorillas, and how you're helping to protect them.
How Your Support Helps
You help sustain daily protection in the gorilla sectors.
You help sustain daily protection in the gorilla sectors.
Your support helps fund routine community tracker patrols, daily monitoring of gorilla families, and the early detection of threats such as snares and illegal activity - before animals are harmed. You are helping keep protection constant, because ongoing presence is what prevents risks from returning. You’ll receive your digital welcome package and an annual impact summary.
You help stop threats before they reach gorillas.
You help stop threats before they reach gorillas.
Your support helps stop threats before they reach gorillas by funding snare detection and removal, patrol logistics, and preventative frontline work. This is protection in action - reducing risks to gorilla families through daily presence and early intervention. You’ll receive all Protector benefits, plus priority updates whenever there’s significant news from the field.
You help Virunga act fast when prevention is not enough.
You help Virunga act fast when prevention is not enough.
Your support enables urgent response when risks are highest, including emergency veterinary care, rapid deployment, and protection of fragile and reintroduced populations. You’ll receive all Frontline Guardian benefits, plus an annual recorded video briefing covering the year’s frontline activities and emergency responses.
You help provide long-term support for the Park.
You help provide long-term support for the Park.
Your support helps sustain the most demanding frontline conservation work over the long term, helping ensure protection and restoration can continue under constant pressure. You’ll receive all Rapid Response Partner benefits, plus an A5 documentary-style photo book highlighting a year of frontline protection in Virunga National Park.
Q. Why adopt a gorilla?
A. Mountain gorillas are among the few species to recover from the brink of extinction, moving from Critically Endangered to Endangered thanks to decades of conservation work. By adopting a gorilla, you directly support Virunga’s ongoing efforts to protect both mountain and eastern lowland gorillas. Your donation helps support Rangers, community trackers, and veterinarians who safeguard these remarkable animals every day.
Q. How does my contribution benefit the gorillas?
A. Your contribution strengthens on-the-ground conservation in Virunga National Park. It supports Rangers and community trackers who monitor gorilla families, remove snares, and protect their habitats from threats such as poaching and deforestation. Every donation plays a vital role in ensuring these gorillas have a future in the wild.
Q. What benefits will I receive from adopting a gorilla?
A. When you adopt a gorilla, you’ll receive Virunga’s quarterly Gorilla Conservation Magazine, filled with updates about the mountain and eastern lowland gorillas, their families, and their dynamics. You’ll also have the chance to submit questions to our community trackers and learn more about the Park’s ongoing conservation work.
Q. Can I adopt a gorilla on behalf or in memory of somebody?
A. Yes! Adopting a gorilla makes a meaningful and lasting gift. It’s a thoughtful way to honour a loved one, celebrate a special occasion, or share your passion for wildlife with someone who also cares about conservation.
Q. Where is the money going?
A. All donations directly support the protection of Virunga’s gorillas and their habitats. Your contribution funds Rangers, community trackers, veterinary care, and long-term monitoring programs that keep these populations safe and thriving.
Q. How do I adopt a gorilla?
A. You can adopt a mountain or eastern lowland gorilla easily using the orange donation widget above.
Q. How do I cancel my adoption?
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
