The Aspinall Foundation

The award winning jewellery designer Amedeo Scognamiglio has designed iconic pieces for many renowned clients including international royalty and leading Hollywood stars. Amedeo has created an exclusive capsule collection of bracelets to celebrate...

By Tony King, Conservation & Reintroduction Coordinator & Amos Courage, Overseas Director

At the end of last year we brought you news of Mbwambe’s transfer in June 2017 to our Gorilla Protection Project at Batéké Plateau National Park in Gabon. She was accompanied by silverback Rapha and young female orphan Dikélé. Since then the three...

Arrival in Congo and the start of a new life.

Amos Courage, Overseas Coordinator, The Aspinall Foundation

Howletts Wild Animal Park is saddened to announce that Babydoll, The UK’s oldest female western lowland gorilla, has been euthanised today. Her dedicated keepers and the parks’ expert vet team, along with The Aspinall Foundation’s Chairman, Damian...

We thought you might like the chance to see the kind of updates we get from our overseas projects. Updates like these are the reason we're working so hard to raise funds to continue our vital conservation work....

Gorilla keepers at Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve are celebrating as Tamba, a western lowland gorilla, gave birth to her 6th infant on Friday 25th May.  This is the 17^th gorilla infant to be sired by silverback, Kouillou.