VR goggles and moving seats provide the experience of being delivered via helicopter into Rwanda. Housed with a message of sustainability inside a giant repurposed shipping container, Gorilla Trek is a VR Theater featuring 12 cinema motion seats on a motion platform. Gorilla Trek: A 360° Ride Film is a virtual reality experience presented in partnership with Immotion. He belonged to one of the groups she decided to habituate to her presence and she ended up forming a special bond with him, giving him the name Digit when she noticed that one of his fingers was injured. * Please no laptops or large electronics.Gorilla Trek: A 360° Virtual Reality Experience Venture into the jungle of Rwanda and observe gorillas in the wild – without ever leaving your seat at the Zoo! All-new 360° VR experience takes guests on a live-action adventure ATLANTA Members and guests at Zoo Atlanta now have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to venture into the jungle of Rwanda and observe gorillas in the wild without leaving their seats at the Zoo. Dian Fossey first saw Digit in 1967 when he was just a few years old. Please contact Natasha Tworoski at to learn more or set up your own collection.
Thank you to our partners who helped us collect in 2022! Recycling old cell phones helps reduce the demand for these conflict materials, which protect gorillas and humans alike.
Mining in this region has also created military and economic conflict for the people who live there.
The more new electronics we create, the less forest there is for gorillas and many other species. A primary location for mining these substances is the rainforest in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, which also happens to be pristine gorilla habitat. Along with coltan, gold, tungsten and tin are three additional minerals used in electronics. What do gorillas and electronics have in common?Ī critical component of cell phones, tablets, mp3 players, phone chargers and other small electronics is a mineral called coltan. We are excited to share that we are participating in the Gorillas on the Line (GOTL) campaign! GOTL works with ECO-CELL, an electronics recycling company to tally and recycle old electronic devices, with a portion of the funds generated through the recycling of these devices going to AZA’s Gorilla SAFE, Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society for support of on-ground protection of Grauer’s and cross river gorillas.ĭonate your used cell phones, smart phones, iPads, iPods, tablets, Apple watches, adapters and chargers, MP3 players, handheld gaming devices and headphones and benefit the annual Gorillas on the Line (GOTL) campaign in the specially designated collection bin located in the Membership Office! Better yet, host a recycle collection in your class, school, or club to help save gorillas.
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