Koko's WishList  ( Last updated 11 / 19 / 2009 )

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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 Koko's TOP 3 Life Wishes 1 A gorilla baby to love 2. To move to the new Maui Ape Preserve 3. For people to be nice to gorillas          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!

• 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) • Emma (Jane Austin) • Good Boy • Nutcracker Ballet (recent PBS version) • Peaceful Warrior (for Ndume) • Qi Gong DVD(s) (by Lee Holden) • Rene Feusi DVD(s) (Meditation, Emptiness and the Spiritual Path) • Robina Courtin DVD(s) (Why it is so Difficult to be Happy; Bouncing Back; and others) • The Legend of Baggar Vance • The Mighty • Gorilla Food Preparation and Composting Tools: (Email WishList) – 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 • 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. — Calico Critters (Available online at amazon.com)     Enrichment items for Koko; she'd probably love all of them, but here are some suggestions: Mango Monkeys Beagle Dog Family Lambrook Sheep Family Slydale Fox Family Furbanks Squirrel Family Wilder Panda Family — "Boomer Ball" Items (Available online at www.boomerball.com)     — 31 inch Planet Balls in assorted colors     — Large Bobbins in 5 different colors: (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 make great holiday enrichment gifts for gorillas (as well as bears). — Green Bags to help keep fruits and vegetables fresh in the gorillas' kitchen      www.greenbags.com — Non-Toxic Children's Paint     to decorate items in the gorillas' outdoor habitat. — Sturdy Washable Ribbon Material (various lengths/colors)     with Velcro squares stitched to the ends to become fasteners for gorilla enrichment objects. — Laundry Baskets (new plastic ones for gorilla laundry) — Colanders (for gorilla food preparation) • 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

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