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Gorillas are beautiful, resilient animals. But poaching and habitat destruction have pushed their populations to the brink of extinction in recent decades.
Our brave founder, Dian Fossey, knew that gorillas would need our help to survive. Today, the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund is dedicated to continuing and expanding Dian’s work. We protect gorillas and their forests every day, while also helping the people who live near them.
It’s #GorillaGivingTuesday, and we know that we are BETTER TOGETHER. Join our efforts to save a species and donate or start a fundraiser today!
Dian 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.
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The mountain gorilla groups: A peek from the inside
This is the first in a series of articles, presented by the Fossey Fund’s Gorilla Program Senior Advisor Veronica Vecellio, …
Saving gorillas and helping people in Congo
Our Rwanda-based communication assistant Cedric Ujeneza just traveled to our remote field site in the Democratic Republic of the Congo …
Remembering the great gorilla silverback Cantsbee
November 14 marks what would have been the 44th birthday of legendary mountain gorilla Cantsbee, the record-breaking silverback who was …
Press Release: New study shows mountain gorilla population growth related to group density and female movements
New research from the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, just published in the journal Animal Conservation, analyses more than 50 years …
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No matter how many times they do it, the gorilla’s ability to balance on a small branch always amazes us! Here is 2 year old Uwacu hanging out and giving us a little show with their chest beats! #mountaingorillas #nature #conservation
📸: Nadia Niyonizeye
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We have had the honor of protecting six generations of mountain gorillas and helping the population come back from the brink of extinction. But we wouldn't have been able to accomplish this without supporters like you. Can we count on you to help us protect gorillas for generations to come?
Get involved today and help save a species because we know we are #bettertogether. 🤝
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100% of the profits from the sales of our gorilla gear go directly towards supporting our boots on the ground efforts 365 days a year. Shop today and give the gift that keeps on giving. 💛🦍 Link in bio.
Make sure you have someone to snuggle up with during the cold winter months! Here is 4-year-old Umuryango hugging 2-year-old Uwacu. The two of them are in the same family lineage and both a part of Pablo’s group! #mountaingorillas #nature #conservation
Munching and crunching away! Silverback Ubwuzu enjoying his afternoon snack. Do you know how much an adult silverback can weigh up to? Answer below and we will let you know if you are right! #mountaingorillas #nature #conservation
📸: Cedric Ujeneza
When you give, you are funding our boots-on-the-ground work — the backbone of our conservation efforts. Today until Giving Tuesday, November 29th, your donation will be matched up to $55K. That means every dollar you donate to save gorillas will be doubled.
Can we count on your support this #gorillagivingtuesday? 💛🦍
We LOVE to see how gorillas take care of one another and babysitting the young ones of the group is definitely a role they all love to take on! Here is Umuryango ( 4 years old) taking care of 10-month-old Ubusugire in Pablo’s group. It’s also amazing to see young male gorillas like Umuryango take on this role because it allows us to see how they will be once they become a dad themselves! #mountaingorillas #nature #conservation
📸: James Munyawera
We've started a new series of stories about each of the mountain gorilla family groups that we monitor in Rwanda, written by our gorilla program senior advisor, Veronica Vecellio. She's been studying them for almost 20 years and presents an inside look at what makes each group unique. The first story is on a group started in 2019 by young silverback Mutobo. 🦍 Check out the link in our bio!
For the first time at the Ellen Campus, we were able to host a two-day workshop for Nature Club training. This training brought 50 teachers who lead nature clubs from 25 different primary schools around Volcanoes National Park! The Nature Club component started with only 15 schools back in 2017 and this year we have increased that number up to 25. Throughout this training, teachers will be updated about the Campus as a new education place for kids and new teachers will be introduced to the Fossey Fund’s works while existing teachers get a quick refresher. Each club is composed of at least 50 students and each year they implement environmental friendly projects such as agroforestry and fruit tree nurseries, vegetable gardens, and animal husbandry projects.
📸: Cedric Ujeneza
🔊SOUND ON🔊 Gorilla communication is amazing! Sometimes silverbacks display to solicit the group to move after resting. Here you can see Ishavu displaying with hooting and pulling down a vine to get everyone’s attention, and it looks like it worked! #nature #conservation #nature #mountaingorillas
📸: Thadee Muhire
