CONSERVATION
KIDS SAVE APES
Children help gorillas in many creative ways. They
raise funds and educate other kids and the public.
Some children have even reached beyond their
communities to spread the word.
At age 11, Haley Stern of Burlington, Vermont,
started her own organization called Kids Save
Apes. “In 2007, I went to the Bronx Zoo, and was
blown away by the gorillas,” she says. “I adopted
a gorilla from the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund right
after. But I wanted to do more to help. I gathered
my friends to form ‘Kids Save Apes’. I made a
website and spread the (story of the) plight of the
apes. Before I knew it, I had raised $500.”
Kids Save Apes includes chimpanzees, gorillas,
and other apes in its mission. “We learn more
about apes and we petition to stop poaching and
raise money to adopt apes,” says Haley. She has
succeeded in recruiting more than 40 members
from all over the world.
See final page for link to learn more about
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International.
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