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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, …
New Study Suggests There May be More Grauer’s Gorillas Than Previously Estimated
A study released this week updates the estimated number of Grauer’s gorillas remaining on the planet. The study, led by …
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 the …
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 Conservationists …
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 found. …
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 lose …
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What do avocados and cabbages have in common with gorillas?
They’re both “helping people, saving gorillas” in Rwanda Our Nature Club student partners are at it again! This time, students …
Tracking Birds to Save Gorillas
New study examines possible link between climate change and bird habitat changes Our mission is to protect gorillas. To do …
Fossey Fund staff attends the International Congress for Conservation Biology
Scientists gathered to discuss urgent global issues in conservation Last week, the 30th biannual International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB) …
To Conduct Gorilla Research and Protection, You Need to Stay Warm
Outfitting our gorilla trackers since 2013 Weather conditions in the rainforests where we work can be punishing. Our trackers spend …
Press Release – Social Distancing: Not Just for Humans
New study shows sick gorillas transmit illnesses to others nearby Coughs and colds spread quickly within wild mountain gorilla groups …
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 …
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Tracking Birds to Save Gorillas
New study examines possible link between climate change and bird habitat changes Our mission is to protect gorillas. To do …
Press Release – Social Distancing: Not Just for Humans
New study shows sick gorillas transmit illnesses to others nearby Coughs and colds spread quickly within wild mountain gorilla groups …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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What do avocados and cabbages have in common with gorillas?
They’re both “helping people, saving gorillas” in Rwanda Our Nature Club student partners are at it again! This time, students …
Tracking Birds to Save Gorillas
New study examines possible link between climate change and bird habitat changes Our mission is to protect gorillas. To do …
Fossey Fund staff attends the International Congress for Conservation Biology
Scientists gathered to discuss urgent global issues in conservation Last week, the 30th biannual International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB) …
To Conduct Gorilla Research and Protection, You Need to Stay Warm
Outfitting our gorilla trackers since 2013 Weather conditions in the rainforests where we work can be punishing. Our trackers spend …
Press Release – Social Distancing: Not Just for Humans
New study shows sick gorillas transmit illnesses to others nearby Coughs and colds spread quickly within wild mountain gorilla groups …
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 …
