Anti-Poaching
New trackers welcomed at Karisoke
The Fossey Fund has a large group of dedicated gorilla trackers and anti-poachers in the field every day protecting the mountain gorillas in Rwanda, and
May 7, 2018
Category: Anti-Poaching
Anti-Poaching
Dian Fossey’s legacy: “Preservation of the future”
In her final journal, Dian Fossey wrote these words: “When you realize the value of all life you dwell less on what is past and
December 22, 2017
Anti-Poaching
Twenty-five years of gorilla tracking
Jean Damascene Hategekimana, or “Fundi,” as he is better known to his friends and colleagues, celebrates an incredible 25 years with the Dian Fossey Gorilla
December 4, 2017
Anti-Poaching
Digit and Dian Fossey’s Historic Gorillas
The National Geographic Channel three-part series “Dian Fossey: Secrets in the Mist,” airing in December, covers many aspects of Fossey’s life and work, but none
November 15, 2017
Anti-Poaching
Helping gorillas since 1979: Tracker Jonas Nubaha
Being a mountain gorilla tracker means being on the frontline of conservation every day, hiking long distances in harsh, high-altitude conditions, and handling all kinds
November 8, 2017
Anti-Poaching
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Celebrates 50 Years of Saving Gorillas
September 24, 2017, marks 50 years since pioneering scientist Dian Fossey established the Karisoke Research Center in the remote Rwandan forests to study the little-known
September 22, 2017
Anti-Poaching
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Celebrates 50 Years of Saving Gorillas
September 24, 2017, marks 50 years since pioneering scientist Dian Fossey established the Karisoke Research Center in the remote Rwandan forests to study the little-known
September 21, 2017
Anti-Poaching
New gorilla trackers join the Karisoke team
Protecting gorillas every day is an enormous effort that takes teams of dedicated trackers, anti-poachers, researchers and other personnel. The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund employs
June 7, 2017
Anti-Poaching
Gorilla Cantsbee mystery appears solved
It appears that the fate of the elderly mountain gorilla Cantsbee may now have been solved. The legendary silverback disappeared from his group in late
May 16, 2017
Anti-Poaching
Fossey Fund trackers save young gorilla from snare
It’s been a very stressful time for one of the mountain gorilla groups we monitor every day in Rwanda’s Volcanoes mountains. Isabukuru’s group faced the
April 7, 2017
