5TF: World Gorilla Day 2019
1 What is World Gorilla Day? World Gorilla Day is the day we celebrate one of our closest relatives, the...
Read MoreDian Fossey: A Conservation Pioneer
Dian Fossey’s work to study and protect the lives of the wild gorillas in Rwanda touched the hearts of people around the world. Her focus, courage and passion have inspired many conservationists who have followed since. And her legacy lives on today, in the gorilla protection, science, education and people programs of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund. Learn more about Dian Fossey
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund breaks ground on a new campus for gorilla conservation
On Feb. 12, 2019 we broke ground on a new permanent home for all of our activities in Rwanda. Full construction on the Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, named in honor of a lead gift by American celebrities and conservationists Ellen DeGeneres and her wife Portia de Rossi, is planned to start this summer, with completion expected in 2021. Learn More
Gorilla Family Trees
Gorillas live in groups with many of their relatives. We track all births and matriarchal lines and use DNA testing to determine paternity because adult males can mate with numerous females. See the results on our gorilla family tree! Learn More
Help Us Help Gorillas
Your donation is crucial to helping the Fossey Fund continue daily protection and study of critically endangered gorillas, as well as the community programs that support this work. Make a donation now
5TF: Titus—10th Anniversary
Fact 1 Titus became part of a bachelor group at age 5. Titus faced numerous upheavals as a youngster, including the...
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5TF: Kwita Izina
Question 1 What is Kwita Izina? Kwita Izina is a naming ceremony for mountain gorilla infants born in the past...
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5TF: Our Research Interns Answer YOUR Questions!-Part 2
Question 1 How do you know when gorillas are female or male? When gorillas are young (up to about 8...
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To Save Gorillas, We’re Studying…Birds
Mountain gorillas live high in the Virunga mountain range in east Africa. Their groups often travel to the highest elevations...
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5TF: 5 Historic Gorillas
Historic Gorilla 1 – Poppy Before her disappearance and presumed death earlier this year, Poppy, at nearly 43 years old,...
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5TF: 5 Things About Gorilla Social Groups
Fact 1: Aside from a few exceptions, groups consist of more adult females than adult males. Most subspecies of gorillas...
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5TF: 5 Things About Biodiversity In Rwanda & Congo
Fact 1: Biodiversity is crucial in conserving any ecosystem to ensure natural sustainability. Biodiversity is a term that describes the...
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5TF: Our Research Interns Answer YOUR Questions!
Question 1: In Bwindi, do gorillas and chimps ever interact? While we don’t work in Bwindi, other researchers have studied...
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Celebrating World Ranger Day with Fossey Fund gorilla trackers
Trackers and rangers are the heroes of gorilla conservation, navigating through dense and remote forests every day to find and...
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5TF: 5 Ways Your Donations Impact Everything We Do Here At The Fossey Fund!
Fact 1: Individual donors like you make up the largest source of donations for the Fossey Fund. These donations support...
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5TF: 5 Things About The History of Karisoke & Dian Fossey!
Fact 1: Karisoke was not Dian Fossey’s first research site. Dian Fossey first began her gorilla observations in 1966 at...
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