Congo
New Gorilla Census Begins
Feb. 10, 2010 New Mountain Gorilla Census Starts March 1 Full census of Virunga mountain gorillas also includes health status A much-anticipated new census of
February 3, 2010
Category: Dian Fossey Fund
Congo
New Gorilla en Route to Goma
February 2010 New Gorilla En Route To Goma The illegal trade in infant gorillas continues to threaten the future of the species. This unfortunate situation
February 2, 2010
Congo
Mountain Gorillas Not Known to Be Near Volcano Eruption
January 2010 Mountain Gorillas Not Known to Be Near Volcano Eruption Mount Nyamulagira (10,033 feet), located in the Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo
January 1, 2010
Congo
Bon Voyage to Ndezi, Ndakasi
December 2009 Bon Voyage to Ndeze and Ndakasi! Ndeze and Ndakasi are two of four rescued mountain gorilla orphans that the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund
December 1, 2009
Biodiversity
Community reserves receive grant
Congo Gorilla Reserves Receive Funding Two gorilla reserves in eastern Congo supported by the Fossey Fund have received a major grant to protect critical forests.
November 1, 2009
Conservation
Titus Buried in Special Ceremony
Sept. 16, 2009 Gorilla King Titus Buried in Special Ceremony Karisoke staff and researchers brought the body of silverback Titus down from the mountain on
September 16, 2009
Anti-Poaching
Legendary Silverback Titus Dies
September 2009 Legendary Silverback Titus Dies On the morning of Sept. 14, Fossey Fund trackers at the Karisoke Research Center found legendary silverback Titus dead
September 1, 2009
Biodiversity
Do Gorillas Use Plants as Medicine?
August 2009 Do Gorillas Use Plants as Medicine? Mountain gorillas and humans share more then just genetics. Scientists have begun to compare the ways both
August 9, 2009
Dian Fossey Fund
Observing Gorilla Groups after Silverback Death
August 2009 Observing Gorilla Groups after Silverback Death When the dominant silverback Shinda died in November 2008 his group split into two, one led by
August 9, 2009
Congo
Orphaned Gorilla Care Update
June 2009 Orphaned Gorilla Care Update Sandy Jones, an experienced caregiver for orphaned primate infants, became the new DFGFI Gorilla Rehabilitation Manager in March. She
June 1, 2009
