This is the second in a series of articles, presented by the Fossey Fund’s Gorilla Program Senior Advisor Veronica Vecellio, highlighting the main mountain gorilla
This is the first in a series of articles, presented by the Fossey Fund’s Gorilla Program Senior Advisor Veronica Vecellio, highlighting the main mountain gorilla
New research from the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, just published in the journal Animal Conservation, analyses more than 50 years of demographic data to examine
One of the best things about protecting and studying mountain gorillas every day is that we sometimes get to see important and special occasions among
Rangers, trackers and others who protect wildlife every day in the field are the frontline heroes of conservation. Their work is challenging, difficult and often
When silverback gorilla group leader Mafunzo died in April, Fossey Fund staff were concerned, because he was the only silverback in the group, leaving behind
Silverback gorilla Mafunzo was strong but loving. With just over 1,000 mountain gorillas remaining, every individual is critical to their conservation. The life of a
Fact 1: Gorillas are super-moms! Like other primates, gorilla mothers have very strong bonds with their infants and provide complete care for them during their
Scientists from around the world, including at the Fossey Fund, participated in this species-wide survey of parasite infections across the entire range of the mountain
Unlike their mountain gorilla cousins, only a few of the critically endangered Grauer’s gorillas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been habituated to
