In the Footsteps of the Elusive Grauer’s Gorilla
Unlike their mountain gorilla cousins, only a few of the critically endangered Grauer’s gorillas of the Democratic Republic of...
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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...
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Good News for Grauer’s Gorillas
Just in time for Earth Day, Congolese government moves to strengthen protections for this critically endangered great ape https://youtu.be/rmVnMJuvybY...
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Gorillas don’t bluff when they chest beat: honest signaling indicates body size
The chest beats given by adult male gorillas reliably indicate their body size, a paper published in Scientific Reports...
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Motherless gorillas beat the odds. For both gorillas and humans, it takes a village to raise a child.
A study by the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund shows that gorilla families come together to support young gorillas that...
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Statement from the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund
It’s been a wild ride for those of us who love gorillas. Last week the Reddit investor group WallStreetBets...
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Saving Water, Saving Gorillas
March 22 is World Water Day, an annual United Nations event started in 1993 to focus on the importance...
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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...
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International Women’s Day — The Women of the Fossey Fund
In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8, the Fossey Fund is celebrating some of the many women...
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Nature Clubs Plant More Than 35,000 Tree Seedlings
The Fossey Fund is best known for our work to bring wild gorillas back from the brink of extinction....
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