National Geographic and MediaStorm’s latest collaboration is Gorilla Massacre, now featured in the online edition of National Geographic Magazine.This story takes place in the heart of Africa, where humans and animals alike have long suffered a history of violence and instability. It is the home of the endangered mountain gorillas, and where Dian Fossey conducted her intimate research on their world.Photographers Michael Nichols and Brent Stirton discuss the significance of the recent mountain gorilla killings in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Besides the video, there’s a section titled “How You Can Help” which directs readers to organizations that protect gorillas.:
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/2007-12/gorilla-massacre/how-to-help.html
One of the top gorilla rangers in Rwanda who’s now head of the International Gorilla Conservation Programme, is a finalist in the CNN Heroes awards. You can vote for him until Monday November 26. His name is Eugene Rutagarama, and if he wins the $25,000 prize it will go a long way to help protect mountain gorillas:
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2007/cnn.heroes/