As conservationists, scientists, trackers, educators, communicators and other staff here at the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, we are all “teachers” in various ways, because building
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.
All types of conservation action can help save gorillas, so the Fossey Fund works with people to help raise awareness and learn about steps they
Since one of our main goals at the Fossey Fund is to help students learn about conservation, we have many programs that aim to provide
They’re both “helping people, saving gorillas” in Rwanda Our Nature Club student partners are at it again! This time, students from the Rwinzovu and Butaka
Every year on World Gorilla Day, we spend time with our youngest conservationists, and this year was no exception. In fact, this year was even
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
Gorillas will always be nearest to our hearts, of course, but every year on Global Big Day, we turn our attention to some other important
When Rwandan Elie Sinayitutse decided to study biology, he probably wasn’t thinking much about poop. But as it turns out, mountain gorilla excrement is a
Twelve years ago, when the Fossey Fund began working in the classrooms of Rwanda, we hoped to teach young Rwandans about their biodiverse surroundings and
