In the dense forests of Volcanoes National Park, home to the mountain gorillas, some of the smallest creatures – insects – play a vital role
Studying the other animals that live in gorilla habitat is part of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund’s daily work. Birds are one of the most
Gorillas live in complex habitats that include many other important species, and the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund has been actively monitoring and studying this biodiversity
What do gorillas, insects and music have in common? A Fossey Fund research assistant who is studying the tiny invertebrates that are crucial to the gorillas’
Claudine Niyigena and Jacqueline Ntakirutimana are among the four women who have recently joined the Fossey Fund’s tracker teams in Rwanda. Daily tracking in the
Fossey Fund intern Emile Mugabo recently started a study on the distribution and regeneration of the Prunus africana tree, also known as the African cherry
The future for endangered golden monkeys is looking brighter, now that a conservation action plan spearheaded by the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund’s biodiversity program manager
Our Rwanda-based communication assistant Cedric Ujeneza recently spent time at our remote field site in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – the Nkuba Conservation Area (NCA),
Learning more about golden monkey births Among mammals, food availability is often a crucial driver of female reproductive strategies and timing. This is not the
In the Fossey Fund’s work with student nature clubs in schools near Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park, we have found that growing and planting trees is
