What is the Maui Ape Preserve?
A4: The Gorilla Foundation/Koko.org is establishing a unique preserve for endangered gorillas on west Maui, Hawaii, where the tropical climate will be much more suitable for the gorillas than our present location in Northern California. We are developing a large, secluded sanctuary on 70 acres and the gorilla families will spend their days socializing, napping in the sun, playing, foraging through edible vegetation, communicating, reproducing and raising their children. Maui is more like a gorilla’s natural habitat than our present location in Northern California. So Koko will enjoy a better climate and with the 70 acres made available by Maui Land and Pineapple, she will have more space to be a gorilla, to play, and nap and forage for food in a more private, less noisy more gorilla friendly environment. And hopefully, the Maui Ape Preserve will be a more conducive environment for her to have a baby with Ndume!! See MAUI STATUS FAQ.
