Baby Boom: Naming the gorillas of 2020
2020 was a rough year for people across the globe. Here at the Fossey Fund, we changed our work...
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Welcoming new members to our DRC team.
We are pleased to welcome Frederik Van de Perre, Ph.D., and Constance Fastré, Ph.D., to our DRC team! Frederik...
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Fossey Fund Hosts Eight Secondary School Interns in Nkuba
This October, the Fossey Fund invited eight secondary students to join us for a month-long internship at our Nkuba...
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Celebrating gorillas in Atlanta
Celebrating gorillas in Atlanta, really? Yes, really. Today, Atlanta city councilperson Carla Smith proclaimed December 4th as Gorilla Appreciation...
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Award-Winning Songwriter Diane Warren Donates Her Song “FREE” from THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN to the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund’s Giving Tuesday Fundraising Campaign
Diane Warren will match funds raised for campaign up to $20,000 ATLANTA, Nov. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund...
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Building a Garden Out of Gorilla Poop
Not far from the village of Nkuba, in a remote area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo where...
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Violent Encounters Between Gorillas Slow Population Growth Rate
November 4, 2020 (ATLANTA) – As wildlife populations decline around the globe, understanding the natural and human-induced factors that...
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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...
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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...
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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...
Read MoreKwita 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...
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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...
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