Gorilla Fast Facts Towering, powerful and surprisingly tender, silverback gorillas are among the most iconic and misunderstood animals on Earth. As the leaders and protectors
Last year brought many challenges and changes for two young mountain gorilla orphans monitored by the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund. But despite their ages, they
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
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
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
By Sigourney Weaver, Fossey Fund Honorary Chair and Dr. Tara Stoinski, Fossey Fund President and CEO/Chief Scientific Officer This year we celebrated the 40th anniversary
Since 2005, September has been the month that Rwandans and all of us here at the Fossey Fund celebrate the birth of the mountain gorillas
Early this year, young mountain gorilla Urusobe became an orphan after the death of her mother, Ndamunbanzi. She will turn 3 years old in August
By Veronica Vecellio, gorilla program senior advisor The newest mountain gorilla group monitored by the Fossey Fund has just reached its one-year anniversary and we
By Veronica Vecellio, Fossey Fund gorilla program senior advisor Mountain gorilla Mukecuru, one of the oldest mountain gorillas we’ve ever observed, is now presumed to
