An award-winning conservationist, Greg Cummings achieved notable success protecting wild gorilla populations in Africa through community-based initiatives. During his 17-year tenure as director of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund UK, he raised millions of dollars from companies, foundations and individuals around the world. All that money was invested directly into communities adjacent to gorilla habitats, which helped ensure their survival.

As a veteran safari guide, Greg has taken movie producers, heads of industry, ambassadors, and celebrities to meet great apes in the wild. Steve McQueen, who recently won the Academy Award for Best Picture, remarked after trekking with him in the Congo jungle, “Basically he’s Dennis Hopper out of Apocalypse Now!”

Greg is a consummate storyteller, and has appeared with Tom Brokaw on theTodayshow, participated in docs for the BBC, NPR, and CBC, and published articles inThe Guardian,Sea Angler, andThe Ecologist. He has also published two action adventure novels set in Africa:GorillalandandPirates.

He spends his time between East Africa and North America promoting gorilla conservation, safaris, and his novels.