Remembering Poppy, last gorilla made famous by Dian Fossey
The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund is sad to announce that Poppy, the last living gorilla featured by famed primatologist Dian Fossey in “Gorillas in the
The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund is sad to announce that Poppy, the last living gorilla featured by famed primatologist Dian Fossey in “Gorillas in the
The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund protects and studies endangered gorillas every day, and we know this is critical in preventing their extinction due to loss
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund NewsFor release April 3, 2019Media contacts: Erika Archibald, Ph.D. earchibald@gorillafund.org It is now known that many animals exhibit unique behaviors around same-species corpses,
Fossey Fund scientists in Rwanda and Congo have been observing how gorillas react to the death of one of their own species. In a study
The Fossey Fund’s gorilla trackers know every individual gorilla that we track in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park every day. This is something that takes time
Each year, the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund hosts undergraduates from the University of Rwanda at our Karisoke Research Center, for classes, field work opportunities, and
The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund has studied golden monkeys in Rwanda for years, because they are a critical part of gorilla habitat, as well as
Since 2005, naming infant mountain gorillas has become an important annual nationwide tradition in Rwanda. The naming ceremony, called Kwita Izina, is organized by the
Fossey Fund staff, scientists and collaborators have been studying gorillas for decades and we continue to increase our research into not only the gorillas but
In addition to daily gorilla protection and science, the Fossey Fund is dedicated to teaching and building the capacity of aspiring young conservationists where we