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February 16, 2021

When Rwandan Elie Sinayitutse decided to study biology, he probably wasn’t thinking much about poop. But as it turns...

December 21, 2020

Twelve years ago, when the Fossey Fund began working in the classrooms of Rwanda, we hoped to teach young...

December 21, 2020

This October, the Fossey Fund invited eight secondary students to join us for a month-long internship at our Nkuba...

November 24, 2020

Diane Warren will match funds raised for campaign up to $20,000 ATLANTA, Nov. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund...

November 15, 2020

Not far from the village of Nkuba, in a remote area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo where...

November 13, 2020

Our Ellen Campus may not have opened yet, but that doesn’t mean we can’t start teaching people about conservation!...

October 22, 2020

One of our four pillars of conservation is “Helping Communities,” which we accomplish through our livelihood, food security and...

October 22, 2020

Our CEO and Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Tara Stoinski has just returned from a whirlwind trip to Rwanda, where...

October 4, 2020

World Teachers’ Day falls on October 5; this year’s theme is “Teachers: leading in crisis, reimagining the future.” Many...

September 23, 2020

Felix Ndagijimana in the field Seeing these magnificent creatures up close is an experience like no other, and I...

September 22, 2020

This week, the news from The Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund is all about plants. ...

August 24, 2020

Construction was temporarily halted in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but we were able to restart in early...