The Aspinall Foundation welcomes our 130th gorilla birth at the parks in just over 35 years.
It works out at an average of 3 and-a-half baby gorillas a year since our first birth in 1975! Gorillas are one of the species that The Aspinall Foundation's two Kent parks are best known for and we are justly proud of our breeding program which is the best in the world.
Western lowland gorillas are critically endangered and if their numbers keep declining they could face extinction in as little as ten or fifteen years. As well as caring for gorillas at our parks and helping the global breeding effort by sending gorillas to other collections worldwide, we also work to protect gorillas in the wild and, where possible, reintroduce gorillas born at the parks back into their natural environment.
To find out more about gorilla conservation or to adopt a gorilla from as little as £3 per month please go to www.aspinallfoundation.org
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Music credit - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
