Congo
Addressing health needs helps gorilla conservation
The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund’s work protecting critically endangered Grauer’s gorillas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo takes place in remote forests, where many
April 6, 2023
Category: Congo
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
Anti-Poaching
Saving gorillas and helping people in Congo — Tracker Isoke
From hunter to gorilla protector From hunter to gorilla protector Our Rwanda-based communication assistant Cedric Ujeneza recently spent time at our remote field
December 5, 2022
Congo
Saving gorillas and helping people in Congo
Our Rwanda-based communication assistant Cedric Ujeneza just traveled to our remote field site in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – the Nkuba Conservation Area
November 15, 2022
Congo
Providing literacy training for Congolese women
The area where we work saving gorillas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is extremely remote and rural, in addition to being impoverished.
July 12, 2022
Congo
Growing mushrooms can help people and gorillas
We know that for conservation to be successful it must also address the needs of the human communities that share the gorillas’ forest home. That’s
May 19, 2022
Congo
Beekeeping can help save gorillas
“Sweet” program supports families and protects habitat biodiversity Though undeniably tiny in comparison with a 400-pound silverback gorilla, bees are giants of biodiversity. Through their
May 16, 2022
Congo
Press Release: Our work in DR Congo expands by 50%
On Earth Day, Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund announces 50% expansion of community forests protecting critically endangered Grauer’s gorillas in eastern DR Congo. April 22, 2022
April 22, 2022
Biodiversity
Say Cheese!
Camera traps help us study Grauer’s gorillas and other endangered animals in Nkuba. The Congo Basin holds the second largest tropical rainforest in the world
February 18, 2022
Congo
Two Weeks in the Forest: Congolese Students Join Us in Nkuba
Earlier this year, 10 Congolese university students joined us at our base in Nkuba to get first-hand experience in the field of conservation. Nine of
June 16, 2021
