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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 Conservationists are …
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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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 …
Press Release: On World Gorilla Day, Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund announces Moon Gorillas, a new collaboration for carbon-neutral PERL NFTs
In celebration of World Gorilla Day on September 24, the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund is announcing plans to launch an …
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 …
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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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 …
Two Weeks in the Forest: Congolese Students Join Us in Nkuba
Earlier this year, 10 Congolese university students joined us at our base in Nkuba to get first-hand experience in the …
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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 …
Press Release: On World Gorilla Day, Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund announces Moon Gorillas, a new collaboration for carbon-neutral PERL NFTs
In celebration of World Gorilla Day on September 24, the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund is announcing plans to launch an …
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 …
