KOKO VISITS: Is it possible to visit Koko and Ndume at The Gorilla Foundation/Koko.org?
While we would love to allow our supporters to meet each of our gorillas, the Gorilla Foundation’s gorilla facilities are not open to the general public. We try to provide as much of a sanctuary for gorillas Koko and Ndume as possible, as visits by strangers can be extremely stressful, especially to Ndume (who is the male silverback “protector.”). Therefore, we limit visits to staff members, board members and occasionally a celebrity or dignitary who wants to help gorillas through the power of their public persona. The best alternative we can offer is our growing video collection, starting with award-winning PBS/NATURE DVD, “A Conversation with Koko”, and progressing to our website, Koko.org, where we will be launching an ongoing series of video clips featuring Koko and interspecies communication, called KokoFlix. We are also developing multimedia educational materials that will soon be available on koko.org, and will include a “learn to sign with Koko” module. Visiting the gorillas at
