The Year of The Gorilla
May 27, 10:26 AM

The UNEP Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), the UNEP/UNESCO GreatApes Survival Partnership (GRASP) and the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) have joined hands to declare 2009 the Year of the Gorilla (YoG).

I am thrilled to announce that I will be supporting gorillas in this great cause. In a few weeks time I will be flying to Germany to attend a conference on gorilla conservation. At the end of the conference there will be a fundraiser in which I will donate sculptures, paintings and copies of African Diaries to help benefit Gorillas.

Tino is one of the sculptures I will be donating
Gorillas are awe inspiring animals who have often been my subject matter of choice through out the years. All species of gorilla are critically endangered and are in need of protection.It is inspiring to see so many different organizations band together, focusing the energies and resources on one animal in particular the gorillas.

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Comments

Congratulations on this Dave. The Gorilla sculpture is awesome too!

— Justin H. · May 29, 01:06 PM · #

Kudos to you on taking this initiative of donating an awesome sculpture for conservation.

— Thomas · May 30, 01:59 AM · #

This is great what you’re doing David. I hope to one day participate in something similar, to benefit elephants.

Thats a great sculpture too.

— andrew · Jun 1, 01:01 PM · #