Dear Furless Friends,
Since most people can’t make it to the jungles
of Africa, we are pretending the jungles are
in Edmonton. Keep your eyes open because on
September 10, 2011, there will be hundreds of
people dressed as mountain gorillas running
through Edomnton for the 2nd Annual Edmonton
Gorilla Run. |
The
Mountain Gorilla Conservation Fund is hosting
the 2nd Annual Edmonton Gorilla Run and all
of us are helping to keep Dian Fossey’s dream
alive. Remember the movie “Gorillas in the
Mist”?
In
2010 we saw 310 people dressed as gorillas
and a great time was had by all.
|
Mountain Gorillas are one of
our closest relatives, sharing 98.6% of our
DNA. This makes them the closest link to mankind
and we are trying to help keep these animals
from extinction. MGCF introduced veterinary
medicine back in 1986 with a project called
Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project. The local
governments are convinced that this project
saved the gorillas from extinction during the
war in the mid 90′s. |
