Biodiversity
A BIG day for birds: May 10 was Global Big Day!
Birds are of vital importance to most ecosystems, including the forests where gorillas live. So here at the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, we are always
May 21, 2025
Category: Biodiversity
Biodiversity
Unseen helpers: Insects keep gorillas and their forests thriving
In the dense forests of Volcanoes National Park, home to the mountain gorillas, some of the smallest creatures – insects – play a vital role
October 24, 2024
Biodiversity
Celebrating birds on Global Big Day and every day
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
May 14, 2024
Biodiversity
Monitoring animals and plants near gorilla forest
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
December 5, 2023
Biodiversity
Gorillas, insects, and hip hop!
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’
June 9, 2023
Biodiversity
Women leading the way: Female trackers pursue conservation goals
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
May 9, 2023
Biodiversity
Fossey intern studies important tree in gorilla forest
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
April 28, 2023
Biodiversity
Golden monkey conservation action plan published
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
April 9, 2023
Biodiversity
Beyond gorillas: Tracking other animals and plants in Congo
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),
February 22, 2023
Biodiversity
Golden monkeys are seasonal breeders
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
January 23, 2023
