Although the mountain gorillas are over 8,000 miles away from Denver there are still things that we can do to help save these gentle creatures. For example, we can save forests by creating awareness for people to realize these amazing creatures are dying in the wild because of things humans are doing. This will hopefully lead to timber and charcoal companies understanding that if we keep destroying animal habitat there won’t be anything left. According to the Dian Fossey website we can recycle our old or broken phones or electronics because there are metals in those phones that are mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a mountain gorilla’s habitat. If you recycle your old cell phone and/or other electronics, this will help reduce the demand for these metals causing less mining for them. Another way to help is, donating to the WWF, they are trying to protect these beautiful animals from refugees by supplying them with emergency fuel/wood so the refugees don’t start destroying their habitat by cutting down trees. In addition to that, WWF is trying to reforest areas and fund anti-poaching patrols. Despite all this the mountain gorilla still needs help, let’s give them the help while we still have the time!