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After the Fossey Fund took notice, they updated their homepage with a banner that quoted Planet of the Apes, and which read “Apes Together Strong.” The original idea was an off-shoot of an internal moniker for the subreddit-The Ape Gang-reflecting their wild button pressing and mob rule strategy of stock investing. Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund March 16, 2021 The snowballing philanthropy started when members suggested they ceremonially adopt a gorilla through the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund-which operates in the Virunga Mountains of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda.įurther adoption ideas spawned from the gorilla initiative, as Redditors began posting images of their receipts from contributing to various wildlife programs including on behalf of snow leopards, bonobos, manatees, and warthogs.īy the time contributions had reached $300,000 on gorillas, even CNBC had featured a story about the Redditors’ charitable acts.ĭid you see our adoptable gorilla Urungano on with today! Thank you to for sharing their adoption of Urungano and helping us raise $311,110 since Saturday 👏❤️🦍❤️👏 /TgQUS3lAEp Reddit’s #WallStreetBets community has spent a combined $300,000 dollars on endangered wildlife conservation thanks to their recent plundering of New York hedge funds.

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