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Gorillas in solitary: Ndume wins parole. Now what about King?

June 16, 2019 By Merritt Clifton

The Gorilla Foundation reluctantly returns Ndume to the Cincinnati Zoo.  King still sits alone at Monkey Jungle.             CINCINNATI,  Ohio––Sprung from solitary confinement after 28 years at the Gorilla Foundation in Woodside,  California,  Ndume the gorilla,  age 38,  is back among old friends and family at the Cincinnati Zoo,  reportedly settling in well. King the […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Cameroun, Culture & Animals, DRC, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Sanctuaries, Sub-Saharan, Zoos Tagged With: John Safkow, Melanie Lustig, Merritt Clifton, Penny Patterson, Richard Seeborg, Ron Evans, Ruben Seibert Johnston, Sharon DuMond, Terry Maple

Did Koko sign “mauler”? Gorilla Foundation pit bulls ran amok

December 2, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

Former senior staff member & plaintiff in 2005 lawsuit detail similar incidents, involving different pit bulls,  years apart             WOODSIDE,  California––We never expected to find alleged pit bull attacks involved in the long,  often sordid saga of the Gorilla Foundation,  home of Koko the signing gorilla from her infancy until her death on June 19,  […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Screen industry, USA, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Andrea Morabito, Harambe, Jesse James, John Safkow, Ken White, Koko, Merritt Clifton, Ndume, Penny Patterson, Ron Cohn, Sandra Marchese

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