Sir David Attenborough: Help Us Save The Mountain Gorilla

 
Sir David Attenborough will launch a global crowdfunding campaign this week to save mountain gorillas.
The Indiegogo crowdfund, launched to coincide with the first ever UK Crowdfunding Day, aims to raise £110,000 by December 11 to support Fauna & Flora International’s work with mountain gorillas. 
This work fosters cooperation across national borders and empowers communities to monitor, protect and benefit from maintaining a healthy population of mountain gorillas.
Sir David, who first highlighted the plight of the mountain gorillas in 1978 in the BBC’s Life on Earth television series, said: "If we are to ensure the survival of mountain gorillas, it is vital that the global community supports our efforts.
“By supporting this campaign and promoting it through your networks, you will not only be helping to secure a future for mountain gorillas, but also the tens of thousands of Rwandan, Ugandan and Congolese people who have come to depend upon them for their livelihoods and wellbeing."
Liz Wald, Head of International at Indiegogo, said: “We are thrilled that Indiegogo has been chosen as the platform to launch this extremely deserving campaign. Indiegogo has a broad global reach, which perfectly suits this campaign, given that Sir David Attenborough is such a world-renowned figure in conservation. We will be working closely with his team to support their outreach through media and social channels to ensure people across the globe can support this important goal of protecting mountain gorillas."
FFI protects threatened species and ecosystems worldwide, choosing solutions that are sustainable, based on sound science and take account of human needs. Operating in more than 40 countries worldwide, FFI saves species from extinction and habitats from destruction while improving the livelihoods of local people.
FFI was a founding force behind the International Gorilla Conservation Programme (IGCP): In 1978, at the request of FFI vice-president Sir David Attenborough, FFI and partners launched the Mountain Gorilla Project, which eventually grew into the world renowned, multi-partner conservation programme known as IGCP. FFI continues to provide operational support and critical funding to IGCP to this day.
Founded in 1903, FFI is the world’s longest-established international conservation body and a registered charity.
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