Ellen DeGeneres Campus

[vogelcommando]

Construction of the Ellen DeGeneres Campus - a Gorilla Research / Education / Conservation Center near the Volcanoes National Park has had some delay because of the pandemic but is now making progress :

Construction of $10m gorilla conservation centre nears completion

 

[Onychorhynchus coronatus]

Construction of the Ellen DeGeneres Campus - a Gorilla Research / Education / Conservation Center near the Volcanoes National Park has had some delay because of the pandemic but is now making progress :

Construction of $10m gorilla conservation centre nears completion

Why is it named after a TV host ?

 

[amur leopard]

Why is it named after a TV host ?

From the Wikipedia article:

In November 2017, the brand launched a collection to benefit Ellen's #BeKindToElephants campaign featuring a tee and baby one piece, donating 100% of the proceeds to the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust.[62] Then, DeGeneres created a line with her brand to benefit the newly created Ellen DeGeneres Wildlife Fund,[63] a member of the Digit Fund, to launch a line of tees and footwear to help gorillas.[64]

 

[TinoPup]

Yikes on the name.

 

[Zoofan15]

Why is it named after a TV host ?

From the Wikipedia article:

In November 2017, the brand launched a collection to benefit Ellen's #BeKindToElephants campaign featuring a tee and baby one piece, donating 100% of the proceeds to the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust.[62] Then, DeGeneres created a line with her brand to benefit the newly created Ellen DeGeneres Wildlife Fund,[63] a member of the Digit Fund, to launch a line of tees and footwear to help gorillas.[64]

Teaching young gorillas all the skills they need to know, including foraging, nest building and how to bully subordinates.

 

[Onychorhynchus coronatus]

Teaching young gorillas all the skills they need to know, including foraging, nest building and how to bully subordinates.

LOL !

 

[Kifaru Bwana]

Enough of that, care to say something about positive outcomes for conservation or relative to mountain gorillasurvival in Virungas?