<s>
iGorilla	B-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
software	O
application	O
(	O
app	O
)	O
that	O
is	O
designed	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
internet	O
and	O
multimedia	O
enabled	O
smartphones	O
iPhone	B-Device
or	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
,	O
which	O
were	O
created	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
iGorilla	B-Operating_System
is	O
the	O
first	O
app	O
to	O
be	O
dedicated	O
to	O
the	O
protection	O
of	O
mountain	O
gorillas	B-Application
and	O
is	O
evidence	O
that	O
organizations	O
involved	O
in	O
wildlife	O
conservation	O
are	O
using	O
digital	O
media	O
technology	O
to	O
raise	O
funds	O
and	O
awareness	O
by	O
communicating	O
directly	O
with	O
people	O
who	O
are	O
concerned	O
about	O
the	O
planet	O
’s	O
biological	O
heritage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iGorilla	B-Operating_System
works	O
with	O
all	O
iPhones	B-Device
and	O
iPod	B-Device
Touches	O
running	O
2.0	O
software	O
or	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
require	O
Wi-Fi	O
,	O
EDGE	O
,	O
or	O
3G	B-Architecture
network	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
it	O
was	O
launched	O
,	O
in	O
May	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
app	O
cost	O
$3.99	O
to	O
download	O
from	O
the	O
iTunes	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
pledge	O
that	O
70	O
percent	O
of	O
that	O
money	O
goes	O
directly	O
to	O
pay	O
field	O
staff	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
protection	O
of	O
gorillas	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
purpose	O
of	O
the	O
app	O
is	O
to	O
enable	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
owners	O
worldwide	O
to	O
follow	O
the	O
daily	O
lives	O
of	O
the	O
mountain	O
gorillas	B-Application
that	O
live	O
in	O
Virunga	O
National	O
Park	O
(	O
ViNP	O
)	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
Democratic	O
Republic	O
of	O
Congo(DRC )	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
access	O
information	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
blogs	O
and	O
videos	O
sent	O
directly	O
from	O
ViNP	O
,	O
pertaining	O
to	O
the	O
gorillas	B-Application
and	O
their	O
families	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
park	O
rangers	O
,	O
vets	O
and	O
staff	O
who	O
look	O
after	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gorillas	B-Application
are	O
the	O
largest	O
of	O
the	O
living	O
primates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mountain	O
gorilla	B-Application
(	O
Gorilla	B-Application
beringei	O
beringei	O
)	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
subspecies	O
of	O
eastern	O
gorilla	B-Application
,	O
is	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
Virunga	O
Mountains	O
in	O
Central	O
Africa	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
Bwindi	O
Impenetrable	O
Forest	O
in	O
Uganda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lowland	O
eastern	O
gorilla	B-Application
(	O
Gorilla	B-Application
beringei	O
graueri	O
)	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Grauer	O
's	O
gorilla	B-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
subspecies	O
of	O
eastern	O
gorilla	B-Application
and	O
is	O
only	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
forests	O
of	O
eastern	O
DRC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ViNP	O
is	O
home	O
to	O
around	O
two-hundred	O
of	O
the	O
seven-hundred	O
and	O
fifty	O
mountain	O
gorillas	B-Application
left	O
alive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mountain	O
gorilla	B-Application
is	O
a	O
critically	O
endangered	O
species	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ViNP	O
's	O
gorilla	B-Application
population	O
is	O
particularly	O
vulnerable	O
because	O
the	O
DRC	O
is	O
so	O
politically	O
unstable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iGorilla	B-Operating_System
app	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
numerous	O
measures	O
taken	O
by	O
ViNP	O
to	O
promote	O
awareness	O
about	O
the	O
plight	O
of	O
Congo	O
’s	O
biological	O
heritage	O
and	O
raise	O
funds	O
to	O
help	O
protect	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ViNP	O
’s	O
Director	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
was	O
sure	O
of	O
the	O
importance	O
of	O
these	O
direct	O
relationships	O
and	O
the	O
tools	O
,	O
like	O
iGorilla	B-Operating_System
,	O
that	O
facilitate	O
them	O
:	O
‘	O
The	O
survival	O
of	O
Congo	O
's	O
mountain	O
gorillas	B-Application
relies	O
on	O
our	O
ability	O
to	O
reach	O
out	O
to	O
individuals	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
who	O
care	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
keep	O
them	O
informed	O
on	O
a	O
daily	O
,	O
even	O
hourly	O
basis	O
,	O
of	O
the	O
rangers	O
 '	O
efforts	O
to	O
protect	O
the	O
wildlife	O
in	O
Virunga	O
National	O
Park	O
.	O
</s>
