Gorilla heroes: Tracker Fundi – Protecting gorillas for over 25 years!
The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund has nearly 70 mountain gorilla trackers in Rwanda, as well as anti-poachers, research assistants,...
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Mountain gorilla: From tragedy to fragile success
New status proves value of long-term protection and international efforts. Forty years ago, Dian Fossey and the world were...
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Saving golden monkeys: Conservation action plan work begins
The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund has studied golden monkeys in Rwanda for years, because they are a critical part...
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Elderly mountain gorilla Poppy still not seen
Mountain gorilla Poppy, who turned 42 years old in April, is the oldest gorilla monitored by the Fossey Fund...
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Episode One: Gorilla group Pablo reaches 25th year and continues its historic saga
This is the first in a series of articles and posts that will chronicle the lives of the gorillas...
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Male mountain gorillas help care for infants, but why?
A new study based on research at the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund in Rwanda and just published in “Scientific...
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Nature clubs and sheep help with gorilla conservation
As part of our community outreach programs, the Fossey Fund works closely with local schools in Rwanda and Congo,...
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Update on elderly mountain gorilla Poppy
Mountain gorilla Poppy, who turned 42 years old in April, is the oldest gorilla monitored by the Fossey Fund...
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Infant gorillas get their names in Rwanda’s Kwita Izina ceremony
After a week of conservation-related activities, Rwanda’s annual gorilla-naming ceremony culminated on Sept. 7, with the presentation of the...
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In memory of research assistant Alain Mundola
The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund is extremely saddened to report that research assistant Alain Mundola was killed in the...
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Gorilla infants ready to be named at Rwandan ceremony
Since 2005, naming infant mountain gorillas has become an important annual nationwide tradition in Rwanda. The naming ceremony, called...
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Gorilla Journal Newsletter Fall 2018
(Click on the image to download the gorilla journal.)
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Just like our gorilla protection teams, you can help save gorillas every single day. Symbolic gorilla adoptions have a meaningful and immediate impact in the lives of the planet’s last wild gorillas and make great gifts! You can ensure gorillas are protected all day, every day by adopting a new family member today!