Bamboo is an important food for many animals, including mountain gorillas living in the Virunga Volcanoes mountains, especially the fresh shoots that grow seasonally from
One of the amazing and valuable aspects of the Fossey Fund’s work with gorillas is that we have been able to follow them for more
One of the mountain gorilla groups monitored every day by Fossey Fund staff and which has been stable for many years, is starting to exhibit
On April 15, an unexpected event occurred with silverback gorilla Inshuti, one of the long-time solitary males monitored throughout his life by Dian Fossey Gorilla
It’s rare to see a solitary male gorilla successfully – and rapidly – build his own thriving family. But 19-year-old silverback Mutobo is doing an
One ongoing and fascinating area of the Fossey Fund’s research involves how adversity in early life, for example, the loss of a mother or the
With an amazing five silverbacks, the dynamics between the males in the Kwitonda group are always exciting. One of the mountain gorilla groups that the
A recent series of events among the members of a mountain gorilla group monitored by the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund in Rwanda has led to
In the intricate social dynamics among the mountain gorillas we observe every day, we have seen that the relationships among adult males and females are
Last November, while Fossey Fund gorilla staff were doing routine monitoring and protection of a mountain gorilla family led by 21-year-old silverback Noheli, the day
