Giving Tuesday: Become A Gorilla Game Changer
Celebrate Giving Tuesday with us, and learn how YOU can become a gorilla game changer!
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
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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
Gorilla Play
This week we are talking about gorilla play! Did you know play is an important part of a young gorillas...
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Gorilla Anatomy
This week we are talking about gorilla anatomy! Did you know gorillas don't have chins?
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Shrinking Your Plastic Consumption
This week we are answering your questions! Check out this article to find out what the daily life of a...
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Your Questions Answered–Part 4
This week we are answering your questions! Check out this article to find out what the daily life of a...
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Halloween!
Check out our Halloween themed "5 Things Friday!" View this article to find a Dian Fossey costume idea as well...
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5TF: Gorilla Infancy
Fact 1 Infant gorillas are smaller than human infants when they’re born. Gorilla moms have a roughly 8.5-month long gestation...
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5TF: Our Research Interns Answer YOUR Questions—Part 3
Question 1 What do gorillas eat? Gorillas are herbivores, so they have a plant-based diet. You will mainly see gorillas...
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5TF: Book Recommendations
Book 1 Gorillas in the Mist The book we have to start with is, of course, Gorillas in the Mist,...
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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...
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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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