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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Celebrating gorillas in Atlanta
Celebrating gorillas in Atlanta, really? Yes, really. Today, Atlanta city councilperson Carla Smith proclaimed December 4th as Gorilla Appreciation...
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Fossey Fund Expands Protection Work With Support from IUCN
When the COVID-19 pandemic first began to spread in March, the Fossey Fund’s protection work in and around Rwanda’s...
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Campus News Update – October 21, 2020
Our CEO and Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Tara Stoinski has just returned from a whirlwind trip to Rwanda, where...
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Why Gorillas Matter- Save Gorillas. Save the Planet.
Felix Ndagijimana in the field Seeing these magnificent creatures up close is an experience like no other, and I...
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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The construction of our Ellen DeGeneres Campus continues.
Construction was temporarily halted in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but we were able to restart in early...
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Campus News- June 2020
Good news from Rwanda, where the construction of our Ellen DeGeneres Campus restarted last month. Once built, our new...
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Father’s Day
Fact 1: Silverbacks are more than just protectors! Silverbacks may have historically been thought of as just the protector,...
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#GivingTuesdayNow
1) What is GT Now — https://www.givingtuesday.org/ You may know Giving Tuesday as the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, but in...
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Earth Day in the DRC
Protecting the biodiversity of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a global responsibility. You probably know the Fossey...
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Cooking in Congo: Culinary Training Changes the Community
Charlotte Nkuba is a member of a landowning family of the Batike community of Nkuba in the Democratic Republic...
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