Baby Boom: Naming the gorillas of 2020
2020 was a rough year for people across the globe. Here at the Fossey Fund, we changed our work...
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Violent Encounters Between Gorillas Slow Population Growth Rate
November 4, 2020 (ATLANTA) – As wildlife populations decline around the globe, understanding the natural and human-induced factors that...
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On World Teachers’ Day, Celebrating Our Partners in Conservation Education
World Teachers’ Day falls on October 5; this year’s theme is “Teachers: leading in crisis, reimagining the future.” Many...
Read MoreKwita Izina 2020: 24 baby gorillas to get their names in this year’s virtual celebration
The Names Are In! This year’s virtual Kwita Izina, which was organized by the Rwanda Development Board, was a...
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Our Favorite Facts
Liz Favorite Fact 1 – Episode 50, Public’s Questions #9: How do gorillas share knowledge? Non-human primates don’t have...
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Friend or Foe?…Three Papers on Gorilla Interactions Published
Interactions between gorilla groups are endlessly fascinating. Interactions require considerable multi-tasking for males, as they have to protect their...
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Gorilla Communication
Just like in humans, gorilla communication can occur through a variety of methods—body postures, facial expressions, vocalizations. Communicating Dominance...
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5TF: Your Questions Answered
Question 1: Do gorillas get bored? While humans tend to assign human emotions to non-human animals, it is actually...
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Your Questions Answered
Question 1 Tara Stoinski PhD, our President & CEO/Chief Scientific Office is answering a question from Shelby, “My career...
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Fun Things To Do During Self-Isolation
1. Visit our Learning and Fun page! We know that many of us are spending lots of quality family...
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Pablo’s Group
Fact 1: Pablo’s group has always been a record breaker in many ways. It has existed for more than...
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