Mountain gorilla: From tragedy to fragile success
New status proves value of long-term protection and international efforts. Forty years ago, Dian Fossey and the world were devastated...
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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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Saving golden monkeys: Conservation action plan work begins
The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund has studied golden monkeys in Rwanda for years, because they are a critical part of...
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Elderly mountain gorilla Poppy still not seen
Mountain gorilla Poppy, who turned 42 years old in April, is the oldest gorilla monitored by the Fossey Fund and...
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Episode One: Gorilla group Pablo reaches 25th year and continues its historic saga
This is the first in a series of articles and posts that will chronicle the lives of the gorillas in...
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Male mountain gorillas help care for infants, but why?
A new study based on research at the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund in Rwanda and just published in “Scientific Reports”...
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Nature clubs and sheep help with gorilla conservation
As part of our community outreach programs, the Fossey Fund works closely with local schools in Rwanda and Congo, to...
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Update on elderly mountain gorilla Poppy
Mountain gorilla Poppy, who turned 42 years old in April, is the oldest gorilla monitored by the Fossey Fund and...
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Infant gorillas get their names in Rwanda’s Kwita Izina ceremony
After a week of conservation-related activities, Rwanda’s annual gorilla-naming ceremony culminated on Sept. 7, with the presentation of the names...
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In memory of research assistant Alain Mundola
The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund is extremely saddened to report that research assistant Alain Mundola was killed in the Democratic...
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Gorilla infants ready to be named at Rwandan ceremony
Since 2005, naming infant mountain gorillas has become an important annual nationwide tradition in Rwanda. The naming ceremony, called Kwita...
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Gorilla Journal Newsletter Fall 2018
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Fossey researchers gather at primatology conference
Fossey Fund staff, scientists and collaborators have been studying gorillas for decades and we continue to increase our research into...
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