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American Zoo and Aquarium Association find anymore. And if we don’t take measures, our grand kids are not going to meet them. They will be extinct. It will be too late. There are many programs that Busch Garden and Seaworld have to protected species in extinction. In these days, it is imperative that we must trust parks and entities to provide shelter, care and a way to breed these creatures so they are not gone forever, away from our lives, left to exist only in pictures. The SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund’s mission is to work with purpose and passion on behalf of wildlife and habitats worldwide, encouraging sustainable solutions through support of species research, animal rescue and rehabilitation and conservation education. In 20042005, the Conservation Fund supported the following gorilla preservation projects through conservation education programs and habitat Please visit this site http://www.swbg-conservationprotection. fund.org to see all the work and programs done to help, if you can every little helps. They are worth Project: Mbeli Bai Study it. Nature will thank you forever, It has already suffered too much. Partner: Wildlife Conservation Society Location: Congo, Africa This is a long-term study of western lowland gorillas using direct observations. This study provides in-depth information on gorilla social structure, behavior, and current threats to their population. Researchers’ presence is a deterrent for poachers. The project includes Club Ebobo which provides conservation education to children in surrounding areas. A satellite phone was implemented for gorilla researchers to communicate with Busch Gardens Tampa Bay’s Adventure Camp participants. These creatures are sacred. You look int heir eyes they are innocent, and pure, something you do not