Young Rwandan scientists intern at Fossey Fund
In addition to daily gorilla protection and science, the Fossey Fund is dedicated to teaching and building the capacity of...
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.
Ellen DeGeneres and the “Rock” talk gorillas!
Gorillas are a hot topic among celebrities lately, especially since the Ellen DeGeneres gift to build a new campus for the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund in Rwanda. During a recent visit to her show by Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson, the talk was all about gorillas, including silverback Iyambere, who is protected by the Fossey Fund’s trackers every day in Rwanda. Johnson actually “adopted” Iyambere, a symbolic way to help support our daily gorilla protection in the wild. You can be like the Rock and adopt Iyambere or another gorilla for Mother’s Day!
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!
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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.
Celebrating gorilla trackers on World Ranger Day
The success of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund’s work protecting gorillas comes from the efforts of our staff, who are...
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Biodiversity expert joins Africa staff
For more than 17 years, the Fossey Fund has been collecting extensive basic data on some of the animals and...
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Wilderness Safaris creates new “Karisoke Forest” near gorilla park
Wilderness Safaris, which operates Bisate Lodge near Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda, has announced a reforestation project to plant trees...
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Rwandan college students conduct final-year research at Karisoke
For conservation to work, it must be sustainable in the long term. With this goal in mind, the Dian Fossey...
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Partners in Conservation continues conservation support
Partners In Conservation (PIC)/Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has been partnering with the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International since 1991 in...
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New gorilla campus with MASS Design focuses on community-based mission
In designing and building the new Ellen DeGeneres center of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund in Rwanda, we could not...
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Students get creative to help support gorilla conservation
When the students in Stephanie Sullivan’s fourth-grade class in Ohio started reading about gorillas, they learned about the work of...
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Dispersed gorillas located through census genetic analysis
The mountain gorilla census results just released not only showed an increase in their population to 604, up from 480...
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5 Ways to help save gorillas (and other wildlife too)
We often receive inquiries from people wanting to know how they can help gorillas as well as other wildlife. This...
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Gorilla Journal Summer Newsletter 2018
(Click on the image to download the gorilla journal.)
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Mountain gorilla population still increasing: Census results released
Intensive protection helps this critically endangered species! According to results just released, the mountain gorilla population living in the Virunga...
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