Happy birthday Poppy: Oldest gorilla monitored by Fossey Fund
Mountain gorilla Poppy – who turns 42 years old on April 1 – is not only the oldest gorilla...
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Update on infant gorilla named for Dian Fossey
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Karisoke Research Center by Dian Fossey, the Dian Fossey...
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Ellen DeGeneres, wife make extraordinary gift to help build Fossey Fund a permanent home in Rwanda
Television superstar Ellen DeGeneres has received a stunning 60th birthday surprise from her wife, actress Portia de Rossi –...
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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...
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Dian Fossey National Geographic Special: Behind the Scenes
The three-part television series “Dian Fossey: Secrets in the Mist” premieres on the National Geographic Channel on Dec. 6,...
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National Geographic Series Focuses on Dian Fossey’s Life, Murder, and Legacy
National Geographic has played an important role in the work of Dian Fossey since she began studying the mountain...
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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...
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National Geographic helps celebrate Dian Fossey’s 50th anniversary
Dian Fossey founded the Karisoke Research Center in Rwanda in September 1967 to study the rare mountain gorillas. From...
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Continuing Dian Fossey’s legacy: 50 years of gorilla science
Can we study gorilla personality? How do we know when gorillas are stressed out? Do gorillas have culture? How...
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Dian Fossey story in production for National Geographic, Sigourney Weaver to narrate
The work of legendary gorilla scientist Dian Fossey will be brought back to life in a new three-part documentary...
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Karisoke founded on this day, 49 years ago
Today, the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund celebrates the 49th anniversary of the founding of our Karisoke Research Center, by...
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Gorilla twins becoming more active
They can’t walk yet, but the mountain gorilla twins born this January in Rwanda are now able to stand...
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Fossey Fund Anti-Poaching Camp Attacked, One Ranger Killed
One of the Fossey Fund’s anti-poaching camps near Volcanoes National Park was attacked on Dec. 2. A ranger was...
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Bwindi Mountain Gorilla Population Shows Large Increase
A new census of the mountain gorillas who live in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest has shown an increase from...
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