World Gorilla Day

World Gorilla Day provides an opportunity for people all over the world to come together to celebrate gorillas and commit to taking action to protect gorillas in the wild.

As we mark the fifth anniversary of World Gorilla Day, we have so much to celebrate:

The last global mobile phone recycling challenge, “Gorillas on the Line… Answer the Call” came to a close in April 2019. Twenty-two zoo and aquarium partners collectively hosted the challenge, recruiting schools and organizations within their local region to join the campaign. In total the message reached more than 260,000 people; 56 groups across the country participated and collected 12,486 old mobile phones, raising $6,055 to save gorillas in the wild! The 2019 challenged far surpassed the goals of engaging 10,000 people in collecting 10,000 phones. This community engagement initiative was created by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Gorilla Species Survival Plan education advisory team to raise awareness about how cell phone recycling benefits gorilla conservation.