On World Teachers’ Day, Celebrating Our Partners in Conservation Education
World Teachers’ Day falls on October 5; this year’s theme is “Teachers: leading in crisis, reimagining the future.” Many 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. 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
Gorillas on the Line…. Will you answer the call?
September 24 is World Gorilla Day, which recognizes not just the majesty of gorillas, with whom we share more than...
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Why Gorillas Matter- Save Gorillas. Save the Planet.
Felix Ndagijimana in the field Seeing these magnificent creatures up close is an experience like no other, and I never...
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Campus News Update – September 16, 2020
This week, the news from The Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund is all about plants. Sourcing...
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Kwita Izina 2020: 24 baby gorillas to get their names in this year’s virtual celebration
The Names Are In! This year’s virtual Kwita Izina, which was organized by the Rwanda Development Board, was a huge...
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Rwanda’s Gorilla Naming Ceremony to be held virtually on World Gorilla Day
We are excited to learn that the Rwanda Development Board plans to hold its annual ceremony to name the new...
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The construction of our Ellen DeGeneres Campus continues.
Construction was temporarily halted in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but we were able to restart in early May...
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Local Fabrication Makes a Green Difference
We recently had the opportunity to sit down with Theo Uwayezu and Emily Goldenberg of MASS Design Group to talk...
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Fossey Fund’s Staff Photographer Shares His Favorite Photos on World Photography Day
It’s World Photography Day! Here at the Fossey Fund, we are fortunate to have an incredible team of talented photographers...
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Nature Clubs
Check out the unbelievable work of the school nature clubs around Volcanoes National Park—these children and their teachers are true...
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Our Favorite Facts
Liz Favorite Fact 1 – Episode 50, Public’s Questions #9: How do gorillas share knowledge? Non-human primates don’t have the...
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Campus News- June 2020
Good news from Rwanda, where the construction of our Ellen DeGeneres Campus restarted last month. Once built, our new Ellen...
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