Conservation Speaker Series

• Date:  Wednesday, February 06
• Time:  06:30 PM

Gorilla Doctors: Saving Endangered Great Apes :: Author Pamela Turner and Epidemioligist Dr. Lynne Gaffikin

The mountain gorilla is the greatest of all great apes, and one of the most critically endangered creatures on our planet. Since 1986 the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project (MGVP) has cared for these rare animals in their natural habitat. These courageous scientists often work in pouring rain on the steep slopes of jungle-covered volcanoes, treating serious injuries caused by poachers’ and diseases that may be transmitted to the gorillas by humans. Their newest role is “foster parent” as they care oversee care for ten young orphaned gorillas. Learn all about these precious apes and the dedicated people struggling to save them.

:: This event is appropriate for adults and children 8 years old and older. :: Books will be available for purchase :: Funds collected will support The Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project

$10 - $20 Sliding Scale Oakland Zoo Members

$12 - $20 Sliding Scale Non Members

$5 - $20 Sliding Scale Oakland Zoo Staff

$5 - $20 Sliding Scale High School Students

All lectures are held in the Marian Zimmer Auditorium and begin promptly at 7:00pm. :: 9777 Golf Links Rd. Oakland, CA 94605 :: 510.632.9525 x122

YOU CAN HELP GORILLAS by bringing in a used cell phone or i-pod. Each item will be exchanged for a raffle ticket to win an autographed book.

Many electronic devices, including cell phones, ipods, most computers, dvd players and game consoles, contain coltan, a mineral that is extracted from the forests of Congo in central Africa. These forests are the home to the endangered lowland gorillas. In recent years Congo's coltan mining has gotten out of control and has led to a dramatic loss of animal habitat and a 70% population decline of gorillas. Recycling these items helps eliminate the need for more mining and keeps them out of the landfill.