The One and Only Ivan Resources

Got gorillas on the brain? Eager to get involved and try to make a better world for "our closest cousins"? The World Wildlife Federation is the website for you then.

The Great Ape project helps protect Ivan and other primates—even chimps (just don't tell Ivan).

Gorillas are endangered species, Shmoopers. For more about what threatens them, along with some interesting facts about them in general, click on through.

If you're sitting like a lemur on the fence about whether or not you think zoos are good places for animals, this might give you a little more to chew on.

When Ivan joined Zoo Atlanta, he finally joined a community that really cared for him. So much so, in fact, that they even made him his own page on their website. It's your one stop shop for all things Ivan.

This article from Mother Jones goes behind the scenes at the circus. Warning: What they find isn't for the faint of heart.

See a clip of the documentary film that helped get the real Ivan out of the mall and into the zoo. It's sad to see, though at least the person who teaches this Ivan to paint tries to sell his art to improve Ivan's living conditions, instead of just to line his own pockets.

Here's a very touching obituary for the real life Ivan following his death.

Even NPR memorialized Ivan when he died. If that doesn't mark him as important, than we don't know what does.

As much as this is Ivan's story, it's also author Katherine Applegate's. Here an interview with her here.

Applegate answers readers' questions in this video, and doles out some solid advice about how to become a writer.

Grass! Trees! Other gorillas! Looks like a pretty good spot for a gorilla to retire to if you ask us.

People really did rally to get Ivan out of the mall, and this link has a few images of their posters and such.