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Category |
Description |
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Mar. 13, 2008 |
Education |
Presenting to Tomorrow's Leaders |
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Oct.26,
2007 |
Conservation |
Good
News from Africa ! (for a change) |
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Oct.23,
2007 |
Res./Conf. |
Global
Outreach via Research Conferences |
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Oct.23,
2007 |
Education |
Koko
Collaborative Education Update (ZEST & KokoTeach) |
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Oct.28,
2007 |
Care |
Ndume's
Birthday "Camp" (Creative Enrichment) |
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Aug.
3, 2007 |
Conservation |
Mountain
Gorilla Tragedy — How Can We Help? |
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Aug.
3, 2007 |
Res./Conf. |
Can
Gorillas Really Learn to Understand English? |
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Aug.
3, 2007 |
Education |
Koko
Teacher Evaluation CD: Status Update |
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Feb. 14, 2007 |
Education |
Koko's and
MIchael's Successful Art Exhibit at the Sternberg Museum of
Natural History in Hays, Kansas (article coming soon;
expanded version to appear in Spring "Gorilla" Journal) |
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Aug.
7, 2006 |
Education |
Koko
DVD Presentation to the American Bar Association |
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Aug.
1, 2006 |
Education |
Interspecies
Communication Research and Care Database |
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Jul.
4, 2006 |
Education |
Zoo
Enrichment Signing Tutorial (ZEST) in Development |
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May
26, 2006 |
Personal |
Dr.
Penny Patterson's Father (Dr. C.H. Patterson) Passes On
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Oct..
18, 2005 |
Media |
Koko's
Self-Portrait Selected as One of Top 40 Magazine Covers of
Last 40 Years |
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Jun..
4, 2005 |
Celebration |
Three
Cheers for the Volunteers (Volunteer
appreciation picnic) |
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May
2005 |
Education |
Koko
Communicates to Students (National History Day 2005 and Beyond)
Students across the country decided to focus on Koko for their
National History Day (and related) projects about the importance
of good communication in history. |
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Mar..
1, 2005 |
Education |
The
Koko Connection to Santa Clara University
(Tierra
Wilson graduates and becomes a full-time gorilla caregiver/research
assistant at the Gorilla Foundation) |
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Nov.
2, 2004 |
Education |
Penny
and Koko present to At-Bristol museum in UK via IMAX videoconference |
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Oct. 10 , 2004 |
Care |
Ndume
Celebrates His 23rd Birthday
Gorilla Ndume
came to the Gorilla Foundation in 1991, at age 10, after being
selected by Koko as a potential mate (via a video clip). Today
he is a handsome silverback, and Koko and Ndume are spending
more and more time together, possibly (with our help) resulting
in a baby one day. Ndume's birthday celebration will include
lots of interesting foods and some really fun gifts (large
toys, stuffed bears and a plastic bed with fake tires) collected
at the recent Woodside Rummage Sale. We'll have some photos
posted here after the celebration . . . |
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Aug.
10 , 2004 |
Media |
Dr.
Penny Patterson Interviewed by Good Morning America about
Koko's Medical Procedure
ABC TV's Good
Morning America show gave Penny a call at 4:42am Pacific Time
(7:42am in New York) to ask her about Koko's medical exam
and tooth extraction, performed on Sunday, Aug. 8. The media
was abuzz about how a gorilla could ask for an operation (the
tooth extraction) via sign language, and point to a pain chart
to indicate that the problem had gotten serious enough to
call the dentist now. Penny simply explained that "that's
what Koko does — she communicates." And Dr. Frederic
Mihm, the Stanford University anesthesiologist who was invited
to joint Penny for the interview, conveyed what a thrilling
and meaningful experience it was to be able to care for such
a distinguished member of an endangered species. While the
interview was short, it prompted thousands of viewers to come
to the Gorilla Foundation's website to ready the Press
Release, learn more, and donate to help Koko and her species'
cause. |
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Aug.
8, 2004 |
Care |
Press Release (8/10/2004): Koko
Gets a Clean Bill of Health after
getting a tooth extracted and having a comprehensive medical
exam by a pro bono team of local medical experts. |
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Jun.
21, 2004 |
Media |
A
Look at Koko's New "GorillaMobile" from Monster
Garage |
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Jun.
14, 2004 |
Media |
Koko
Wins a "Gorilla Mobile" on Monster Garage
TV Show
Host Jesse
James and crew help Koko solve a big transportation problem. |
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Apr. 28, 2004 |
Education |
Koko and
Mister Rogers Video Clips now on KokoTV
The Gorilla
Foundation's educational video library, KokoTV, hosted by
Apple's Learning Interchange, has been expanded to include
video clips of Mister Roger's visit to Koko, and a closer
look at the most popular Gorilla Art produced by Koko and
Michael. You can see it all at www.koko.tv.
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Apr.
10, 2004 |
Research |
New
Ape Linguistics Research Team at Gorilla Foundation |
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Mar.
30,, 2004 |
Research |
Ape
Language Presentation at Conference in Germany
Click above link to read description
in Penny's Team Journal. |
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Mar. 28 , 2004 |
Research |
"Penny's
Journal" becomes a Team Web Publication
To increase
the bandwidth of information about our interspecies communication
research, the whole team is now participating in what we've
renamed "Penny's
Team Journal" on Koko.org. |
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Mar. 20, 2004 |
Education |
MultiMedia Depts at
SFSU and CCSF Begin Collaboration with Koko
Beth Cataldo,
head of the MultiMedia department at City College of San Francisco,
is volunteering to help us create web-based elementary school
curriculum featuring Koko and the theme of "conservation
through communication." She is also helping us develop
a multi-media Koko sign-language dictionary.
In a related effort, Joaquin Alvarado, head of the adult learning
division of San Francisco State University's MultiMedia department
is working with GF to enable archival and online collaborative
editing and selection of our vast video resources using new
software technology developed at Fuji-Xerox
(FX) Palo Alto Research Labs. |
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Mar.
15 , 2004 |
Education |
Koko School Presentation
Given to 60 Third Graders in New York
by Alison Carlson,
Consultant . See details in our
Schools Section.
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Mar.8, 2004 |
MAP |
Press
Release: Koko Gets Help from Robin Williams to Save
Gorillas from Extinction |
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Mar. 6, 2004 |
Fundraiser |
Gorilla
Art Show at White Ginger Gallery in Los Gatos, California |
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Feb.
10, 2004 |
Conservation |
Draft
of New Book — Michael's Dream — Completed.
Michael,
the gorilla who grew up with Koko, used sign language to tell
us about his past. He told us how his family was brutally
killed in front of him. These memories were very traumatic
and he vividly described the details of the tragic event (which
we have on film). Michael's Dream tell his story
— from his first years in the forests of Cameroon, through
his dramatic and horrifying capture, to the blossoming of
his deep inner beauty and sensitive emotions at our gorilla
camp high in the coastal mountains of northern California.
Once published, Michael's Dream will be carried into
the forests, jungles and schools of Africa, to complement
the book Koko's Kitten, and make an even more profound
impact in converting poachers (or would-be poachers) to protectors. |
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Feb.
1 , 2004 |
MAP |
The
Grass is Greener at the New MAP Sanctuary Site |
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Jan.
27 , 2004 |
MAP |
Stanford
Business School ACTeam Completes MAP Visitor Center Study |
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Jan.
17, 2004 |
Education |
Koko
School Presentation Given to 3rd-Graders at the California
School for the Deaf
by Sandra Marchese, Research Associate
See details in our Schools
Section. |
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Nov.
30 , 2003 |
Conservation |
Schools
in Cameroon Join Koko's Family |
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May
15, 2003 |
Conservation |
Peace
Corp Works with Gorilla Foundation in Cameroon, Africa |
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Oct.
10 , 2002 |
Fundraiser |
Event:
Exhibit and Sale of Gorilla Art
There will be an exhibit and sale of prints of Koko and Michael's
paintings at Gold Dragon Gallery, 3508 S. Manhattan Ave.,
Tampa, FL 33629. 813-832-2755. Reception on Friday November
8, 2002, 6:00 - 10:00 pm. Wine and hors'dourves. Open to the
public. The show runs through October and November. |
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Sep.
28 , 2002 |
Fundraiser |
Event:
Koko and Michael's Art on Display and For Sale
Selected paintings by Koko and Michael, in addition to photographs
by Ron Cohn,were on display and for sale at "Opening Night
of the Muse," which took place on September 28, 2002 at the
Historic Strand Theatre in Lakewood, NJ.
For more information on this past event, contact Muse Productions,
66 Witherspoon Street, Suite 303, Princeton, NJ 08542. (732)
910-7034. musepro@hotmail.com. |
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Sep.
21 , 2002 |
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Event:
Penny Patterson Speaks at ChimpanZoo Conference
Dr. Penny Patterson was a featured speaker at the 2002 ChimpanZoo
Conference presented by the Jane Goodall Institute. The conference
took place in Sacramento, CA from September 19-21. Dr. Pattersonšs
presentation, which dealt with some highlights of her work
with Koko, Ndume and Michael, was presented on Saturday the
21st just before the closing reception. Penny's meeting with
other ape language and behavior researchers opened up many
opportunities for future collaboration.
For a summary of the Conference and ChimpanZoo, you can visit
the
ChimpanZoo website and follow the link to "ChimpanZoo News."
If you have additional questions, please contact Lorraine
Slater at the Gorilla Foundation: lorraine@koko.org.
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Oct. 10, 2001 |
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Event:
SF Comics Go Ape for Conservation (Benefit)
A comedy benefit for The Gorilla Foundation and other great
ape organizations was held at the Paradise Lounge in San Francisco
in 2001. Special thanks to Chris Duffy, the event organizer
and principle comic.
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July 5, 2001 |
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Media
Interview:
Interview With and About Koko.
FreeCityMedia.com
conducted an interview with Dina Pettit, the Gorilla Foundation's
lead caregiver, about Koko. The interview included questions
for Koko, which were transmitted to her via Dr. Penny Patterson,
who then translated Koko's answers from sign language back
to spoken English for the interviewer. |
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March
18, 2000 |
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Dr.
Penny Patterson is guest of honor at Genesis Awards; "A Conversation
with Koko" wins best PBS documentary category. |
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March
2000 |
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"A
Conversation with Koko" re-airing on PBS/NATURE |
| 1999
and Earlier |
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August
1999 |
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Koko
and Michael share their message
in a new film, "A Conversation with Koko" on PBS/NATURE |
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June
25, 1999 |
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Foundation
web site profiled on PBS Net Cafe´. |
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June
12, 1999 |
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Koko
and Michael
display artwork in New York exhibition. |
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May
1999 |
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Penny
Patterson and Koko profiled in Biography Magazine. |
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March
26, 1999 |
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Koko
takes a 'virtual field trip' to Stanford University. |
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March
3, 1999 |
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San
Francisco gallery exhibition of Koko's and Michael's
paintings, Dr. Ronald Cohn's photography. |
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Dec.
17, 1998 |
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"Mighty
Joe Young" star, Charlize Theron, hosts benefit for Koko and
Foundation. |
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Nov.
27, 1998 |
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Koko
appears on P.S. of the EYE ON PEOPLE's network. |
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July
22, 1998 |
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Mister
Rogers visits Koko's Neighborhood. |
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April
27, 1998 |
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Koko
participates in online Earth Day Chat.
Transcript
of Koko's online Earth Day Chat. |
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Dec.
16, 1997 |
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A
San Francisco gallery exhibition of Koko's and Michael's
paintings. |
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Oct.
31, 1997 |
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Dr.
Francine Patterson chosen as 1997 Kilby Foundation Laureate. |
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October
1997 |
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FSC
withdraws certification of Gabon logging operation. |
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Sept.
13, 1997 |
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Ndume
becomes an uncle. |
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July
12, 1997 |
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Project
Koko celebrates 25 years. |
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1996 |
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Koko's
niece saves child. |
