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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

Fight over feces-flinging gorilla Ndume goes to federal court

October 27, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

Having lost Harambe,  the Cincinnati Zoo wants him back. Having lost Koko,  the Gorilla Foundation signs “No.”             CINCINNATI,  SAN FRANCISCO––Fighting to maintain a mission and identity since the June 2018 death of Koko the signing gorilla,  Gorilla Foundation founder Francine “Penny” Patterson,  71,  is now fighting in federal court as well to retain Ndume,  […]

Filed Under: Africa, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Sanctuaries, USA, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Angie Wang, Cameron Knight, Dawn Forsythe, Delicianna Winders, Francine "Penny" Patterson, Harambe, Koko, Merritt Clifton, Ndume, Ron Evans, Sarah Brookbank, Thayne Maynard

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