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Koko's WishLis
Updated: July 29, 2010
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Koko, Ndume and the Gorilla Foundation Staff have great need of the following items. If you can help, please email us at

         wish_list@koko.org

let us know what you would like to send, and we will let you know if it's still needed and provide you with an address. Thank you!
Koko's TOP 3 Life Wishes
1 A gorilla baby to love
2. Move to the new Maui Ape Preserve
3. People to be "polite" to gorillas

Trader Joe's Gift Certificates: (Email WishList)
    For speciality foods for Koko and Ndume.


Amazon.com Gift Certificates: (Email WishList)
    For books and DVDs for the gorillas

DVD movies for Koko & Ndume: (Email WishList)

Any PBS documentary on great apes
Beautiful Girls
Cousins (series of 3 DVDs on great apes)
Drumline
Nutcracker Ballet (recent PBS version)
Qi Gong DVD(s) (by Lee Holden)
Rene Feusi (Meditation, Emptiness & the Spiritual Path)
Robina Courtin (Why it is so Difficult to be Happy, etc.)
Stomp (Broadway musical)
Surf's Up


Gorilla Food Preparation and Composting Tools: (Email WishList)

– Vegetable and Rice Steamer
    Our gorillas eat steamed vegetables regularly, and lots of them.
    Click here for a specific product suggestion (on Amazon.com).

Telescoping Fruit Picker
:
   
Click here for specific product suggestions

Pole Tree Pruner (adjustable extension; able to cut 1: diameter branches):
   
Click here for specific product suggestions

New Pitch Fork for Compost Turnover
:
   
Click here for specific product suggestions

Gift Cards at Gardening Supply Locations
:
  
 To purchase plants and seeds for our Gorilla Garden

Green Bags to help keep fruits and vegetables fresh in the gorillas' kitchen
     
www.greenbags.com



Gorilla-proof Enrichment Objects  (Email WishList)

Sanctuary Supply Items (Available at: www.sanctuarysupplies.com)
   
 — Feeder Cube (Please special order 2.5 inch holes. The standard hole size is NOT SAFE for our gorillas.)
    — Feeder Tire (Please special order 2.5 inch holes. The standard hole size is NOT SAFE for our gorillas.)
    — Feeder Ball in assorted colors and sizes. (
        (Please special order 2.5 inch holes.
The standard hole size is NOT SAFE for our gorillas.)
    
Safari Ball 30 inches in Green, Tan or White.



"Boomer Ball" Items (Available online at www.boomerball.com)
    — Large Bobbins Boomer Ball
(click to view or purchase for TGF)
          
NOTE: BoomerBall will give you a 10% discount if you enter "for Gorilla Foundation" in their Comments field
.

Bobbins
Bobbins make great holiday enrichment
gifts for gorillas (as well as bears).


Sturdy Washable Ribbon Material (various lengths/colors)
   
 with Velcro squares stitched to the ends to become fasteners for gorilla enrichment objects.



Tools Needed for Gorilla Facility Maintenance (Email WishList)

5.1)  1-inch Drill:  DeWalt DW235G Heavy Duty 7.8 Amp (corded)

5.2)  Reciprocating Saw:  DeWalt DW304PK Heavy Duty 10 Amp (corded)

5.3)  Jig Saw:  DeWalt DC330K 18 Volt (cordless)

5.4)  Circular Saw:  Makita 500FK 7-inch (corded)


Video Monitoring Equipment / Expertise: (Email Us)
Needed for internal monitoring of the gorillas, for video-conferencing with colleagues, and for occasional web-casting (eg, internet videoconferencing between different language-using great apes, such as Koko and Chantek (an orangutan who uses sign language).

Business Office Equipment:

Laser Scanner (Email WishList)
     Needed to scan
valuable research documents.

Tough Laptop or Notebook Computers (Email WishList)
     Needed for new advanced data collection procedures and medical diagnostics

MacBook (Intel) Laptop Computers (Email WishList)
     Needed
for giving multimedia Koko/Conservation presentations to local schools and other audiences.

Copies of Out-of-Print TGF Books/Journals: (Email WishList)
     • October 1978 issue of National Geographic Magazine
     • January 1985 issue of National Geographic Magazine
     • The Education of Koko, by Francine Patterson and Eugene Linden

Office Space: (Email WishList)
1000-1500 square feet in or near Redwood City, CA

Storage Space: (Email WishList)
1500-1000 square feet in/near Redwood City, CA

Airline Miles: (Email WishList)
For our Care, Research and Conservation program travels.

Volunteer Executive Personal Assistant: (Email WishList)
For Dr. Penny Patterson, President & Research Director


THANK YOU for contributing to "Koko's WishList"

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