Gorillas are on the brink of extinction. They’re calling on YOU to donate your phone today!

You can now help save gorillas in Africa simply by donating your mobile phone! Each time your mobile phone rings, a tiny piece of metallic ore from Africa is making this call possible: coltan. Coltan mining is not only destroying the habitats of endangered gorillas but accelerating their loss at an alarming rate.

The “They’re Calling On You” phone recycling campaign is a broad-reaching, global effort that everyone can participate in. All of the funds raised will go to primate conservation projects, with at least half going to the Jane Goodall Institute Australia for conservation projects in Africa.

By donating your phone through the They’re Calling on You mobile phone recycling program you are:

• Keeping its coltan and other valuable or toxic parts out of Australian landfill
• Helping Perth Zoo raise money to support primate conservation
• Lessening the demand for coltan mining by providing the coltan-coated capacitor in your old mobile phone a second life.

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To support the They’re Calling on You mobile phone recycling program you can:

1. Visit Perth Zoo to collect a postage paid recycling satchel, and post your mobile phone to the Aussie Recycling Program
2. Download and print a copy of our postage paid label and post your phone today!
3. Donate a corporate fleet of mobile phones by calling 9474 0359 or email carol.morfitt@perthzoo.wa.gov.au

Next time your mobile phone rings, let that be a reminder that 'they're calling on you'!

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Did you know?

Of the four subspecies of gorilla, three are listed as critically endangered. These are the Mountain Gorillas, the Cross River Gorilla and the Eastern Lowland Gorilla. Only 700 Mountain Gorillas remain in the DRC, Rwanda and Uganda. Cross River Gorillas in Cameroon and Nigeria number only 300. The Eastern Lowland Gorillas from the DRC have plummeted dramatically in number over the last 10 years with an estimated 5,000 remaining of an original population of 17,000.

Although not listed as critically endangered, the Western Lowland Gorilla, found in Angola, the Central African Republic, Cameroon, DRC, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and the Republic of Congo, is under threat from habitat destruction and poaching.

Conservation efforts are underway across the globe in an attempt to combat these shocking declines in gorilla numbers and reduce the threats to their habitats from human activities. In the countries where gorillas are found, conservation projects are involving local communities to develop their ecotourism, sustainable timber harvesting and improved agricultural practices. They also support reforestation campaigns, anti-poaching efforts and community development projects such as schools, clean water supplies and health care.