Dr. Mark Penning Celebrates the Rewilding of Four Grauer’s Gorillas
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Since 1995, the fund has directed $132 million to help 600 nonprofit organizations protect more than 1,000 species of wildlife in half the world’s countries and all five oceans.
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Disney Celebrates the Rewilding of Four Grauer’s Gorillas
Today, Dr. Mark Penning took to Instagram to celebrate the historic rewilding of four rescued Grauer’s gorillas in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Photo: Dr. Mark Penning on Instagram
“Congratulations to GRACE and the many conservation organizations and local communities that came together for this momentous achievement,” he wrote.
The release of the animals marks the first time that GRACE has reintroduced Eastern Lowland Gorillas to the wild.
You can read Dr. Mark’s full post below!
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