🦍 Re:wild partner gracegorillas aims to reinforce the pride the Congolese people have for their native wildlife—especially the Critically Endangered Eastern Lowland Gorilla. Honoré Kambale Masumbuko, education manager and research assistant for GRACE Gorillas, believes that this is central to the success of gorilla conservation in the region. He says that the locals in the greater Tayna area southwest of the Virunga Mountains consider it tradition to care for these primates. The widespread perception of gorillas as “neighbors” makes conservation outreach a pleasure for Honoré and his team.
Honoré has blended a love of learning and inquiry with a purpose to engage and inspire others for more than a decade in his role at GRACE Gorillas—the only sanctuary for Eastern Lowland Gorillas in the world.
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The work of Re:wild and our partners, including GRACE Gorillas, in conserving Eastern Lowland Gorillas is supported in part by the European Unio...