The Foundation set up a project for gorillas orphaned by bush meat poachers in the Republic of Congo in the late 1980s and in 1998, created an orphan gorilla project in the neighbouring state of Gabon. It supports the 'Project Protection des Gorilles Gabon' which is based in Franceville in Gabon and seeks to reintroduce gorillas in the Batéké Plateau National Park.
The Foundation initiated a rescue effort for gorillas abandoned by poachers in the Republic of Congo in the late 1980s and subsequently created an orphaned gorilla program in Gabon. It supports 'Project Protection des Gorilles Gabon' based in Franceville, which seeks to reintroduce gorillas into the Batéké Plateau National Park.