New Tiger Shark x Project XTNCT song: Virunga

View fullsize

This is the first in a series of songs dedicated to endangered animals. Each song will be paired with a limited edition Project XTNCT design featuring the animal.

As with half of the world's species, Mountain Gorillas are in peril and will probably no longer exist within a century.

With fewer than 790 individuals left in the wild, they're some of the rarest creatures on the planet, living only in a few national parks in Africa. 

One, Virunga National Park, was profiled in the compelling feature film, Virunga.

Watch the trailer below, donate, and buy a Project XTNCT shirt if you like the bass-heavy song (which, strangely, started out as a nonexistent Queens of the Stone Age song I dreamt about). Half of the profits will be donated to help the Mountain Gorillas and other wildlife of Virunga.

VIRUNGA IS THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF A GROUP OF BRAVE PEOPLE RISKING THEIR LIVES TO BUILD A BETTER FUTURE IN A PART OF AFRICA THE WORLD HAS FORGOTTEN AND A GRIPPING EXPOSE OF THE REALITIES OF LIFE IN THE CONGO. In the forested depths of eastern Congo lies Virunga National Park, one of the most bio-diverse places in the world and home to the last of the mountain gorillas. In this wild, but enchanted environment, a small and embattled team of park rangers - including an ex-child soldier turned ranger, a carer of orphan gorillas and a Belgian conservationist - protect this UNESCO world heritage site from armed militia, poachers and the dark forces struggling to control Congo's rich natural resources. When the newly formed M23 rebel group declares war in May 2012, a new conflict threatens the lives and stability of everyone and everything they've worked so hard to protect. www.virungamovie.com Director: Orlando von Einsiedel Producers: Joanna Natasegara & Orlando von Einsiedel Editor: Masahiro Hirakubo Cinematography: Franklin Dow & Orlando von Einsiedel Composer: Patrick Jonsson Assistant Producer: Patrick Vernon Executive Producers: Adam Del Deo, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jon Drever, Maxyne Franklin, Howard G. Buffett (CEO Howard G. Buffett Foundation), Lisa Nishimura & Jess Search A Netflix Documentary Presented by: Bertha Foundation, BRITDOC Foundation and Violet Films A Grain Media film www.grainmedia.co.uk