Gorilla Protection
New gorilla group forms
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
September 7, 2022
Category: Rwanda
Rwanda
Infant gorilla-naming ceremony ready in Rwanda
There’s nothing cuter than an infant gorilla – and nothing more important to the future of this endangered species. That helps explain why this is
August 22, 2022
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund
Students address gorilla conservation through debate
Since one of our main goals at the Fossey Fund is to help students learn about conservation, we have many programs that aim to provide
June 16, 2022
Education Programs
On World Gorilla Day, teaching children the importance of conservation
Every year on World Gorilla Day, we spend time with our youngest conservationists, and this year was no exception. In fact, this year was even
September 27, 2021
Anti-Poaching
Fossey Fund Increases Antipoaching Patrols, Renovates Field Camps, with Support from IUCN
Our trackers can be found traversing the rainforests of Volcanoes National Forest 365 days each year, monitoring gorilla families and destroying snares to ensure the
September 23, 2021
Gorilla Infants
Twenty-Four Baby Gorillas to be Named During Kwita Izina 2021
This September 24, we mark not just World Gorilla Day, but Kwita Izina, Rwanda’s annual gorilla naming ceremony. Kwita Izina, an initiative of the Rwandan
September 15, 2021
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund
On World Photography Day, we’re celebrating our newest photographers
If you’ve been following us for long, you know we have an amazing collection of photographs—not just of gorillas, but of the many plants and
August 19, 2021
Gorilla Protection
Conservation Success Leads to New Challenges for Endangered Mountain Gorillas
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
May 25, 2021
Ellen Degeneres Campus
The Making of a Green Campus
Five decades ago Dian Fossey set up camp in the forests of Rwanda and began the critical scientific research and protection work for which the
April 26, 2021
Gorilla Infants
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 protocols in an effort to keep
March 15, 2021
