VISIT RWANDA : ELLEN DEGENERES’ GORILLA CAMPUS IN RWANDA IS OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC

The 64-year-old’s section of the Fossey’s Gorilla Fund had it’s grand opening on Tuesday. The gorilla sanctuary, which is dedicated to the protection of gorillas, was gifted to the talk show host by her wife, Portia de Rossi, for her 60th birthday four years ago. Four years in the making: Ellen DeGeneres’ gorilla campus is now accepting visitors in Rwanda

Protecting a number of acres, the campus has new lab rooms and lots of of native crops. There are some primary instruments that gorillas can use as they breed and make use of the brand new atmosphere. Gorillas like to chill out, little brother!

The campus even has its own custom furniture, created with the gorillas in mind, so they can lounge around their home.

The entire function of the fund is to assist gorillas survive poachers and different poachers and different poachers that may utterly destroy their species, and lo and behold … it really works his work in preserving these cuts sturdy for years now, with lots of of gorillas vastly appreciated, largely, by Fossey’s conservationist endeavor.

Birthday gift

The gorilla sanctuary, which is dedicated to the protection of gorillas, was gifted to the talk show host by her wife, Portia de Rossi, for her 60th birthday four years ago

On Monday, the couple celebrated Portia’s 49th birthday. Ellen shared a heartfelt message with her 114M Instagram followers that read: « I can’t imagine my life without you in it. I’m so, so glad you were born. Happy birthday, Portia ».

« To see my name alongside hers on the walls of this beautiful campus, and to know I’m doing my part to protect endangered gorillas and continue Dian’s legacy, is simply amazing, » Ellen shared with TMZ as she referred to Dian Fossey. 

 Portia is far left and Ellen is far right

Before Ellen and Portia tied the knot in 2008, the pair purchased a 26-acre horse ranch in Thousand Oaks, California.

The couple celebrated their 13th wedding anniversary in August of last year. Soon enough, the stand-up star will have even more time to spend with her spouse.

Ellen’s time on the air is winding down, after she announced last year that her talk show will be airing its final episode this spring. The Ellen DeGeneres Show began in 2003.