Today’s launch of a new publication on gorillas will support the survival of gorilla populations and mark the Year of the Gorilla 2009. “Gorillas – the Gentle Giants” by Martin Harvey, a wildlife photographer, and Letitia Farris-Toussaint, conservation writer, will support the educational objective of the Year of the Gorilla to raise awareness of these amazing creatures and the threats they face. Ian Redmond OBE, Ambassador of the Year of the Gorilla, has lent his scientific expertise to review the book.
Evans Mitchell Books, the publisher, will donate part of the profits to YoG projects. The funds will be used to help fund expert-selected, high-priority projects to protect gorillas and their habitats. Robert Hepworth, CMS Executive Secretary said: “This nature book pursues a twofold aim: It allows us to access the mysterious world of these awe-inspiring giants of the forests that so desperately need our help. At the same time, this book will help us to support projects under the UN Year of the Gorilla to save the remaining populations of these great apes.”
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