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Personalities, competitions and other family dynamics
Musilikale’s group, with its 23 gorillas, is one of the largest mountain gorilla groups monitored daily by the Dian Fossey ...
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Community conservation in Congo receives global recognition as a Key Biodiversity Area
In addition to protecting endangered mountain gorillas in Rwanda, the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund has an increasingly successful and expanding ...
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Brotherly shove? Small signs suggest the start of a dominance challenge in Ntambara’s group. Â
One of the mountain gorilla groups monitored every day by Fossey Fund staff and which has been stable for many ...
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A new beginning for old silverback Inshuti
On April 15, an unexpected event occurred with silverback gorilla Inshuti, one of the long-time solitary males monitored throughout his ...
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Silverback Mutobo: a remarkable leader and father
It’s rare to see a solitary male gorilla successfully – and rapidly – build his own thriving family. But 19-year-old ...
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Learning how young gorillas overcome adversity
One ongoing and fascinating area of the Fossey Fund’s research involves how adversity in early life, for example, the loss ...
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How will climate change affect African apes?
Gorillas, chimpanzees and bonobos are found in 21 countries across tropical Africa and all are considered to be endangered or ...
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Personalities, competitions and other family dynamics
Musilikale’s group, with its 23 gorillas, is one of the largest mountain gorilla groups monitored daily by the Dian Fossey ...
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World Photography Day and gorilla research and conservation – A perfect pair
Photography plays an important role in many aspects of research and conservation, and here at the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund ...
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Community conservation in Congo receives global recognition as a Key Biodiversity Area
In addition to protecting endangered mountain gorillas in Rwanda, the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund has an increasingly successful and expanding ...
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Honoring Our trackers: Guardians of gorillas, biodiversity and forests
At the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, we are dedicated to the protection of endangered gorillas, monitoring them 365 days a ...
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Community conservation in Congo receives global recognition as a Key Biodiversity Area
In addition to protecting endangered mountain gorillas in Rwanda, the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund has an increasingly successful and expanding ...
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My Trip To Rwanda, A Longed-For Adventure
Donna Douglas is our director of data and donor information at the Fossey Fund – an invaluable member of our ...
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Celebrating birds on Global Big Day and every day
Studying the other animals that live in gorilla habitat is part of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund’s daily work. Birds ...
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Which male gorilla is in charge?
With an amazing five silverbacks, the dynamics between the males in the Kwitonda group are always exciting. One of the ...
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How we protect critically endangered Grauer’s gorillas in the Congo Basin
In addition to our more than 55+ years of daily monitoring and protection of endangered mountain gorillas in Rwanda, the ...
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Our Democratic Republic of the Congo team helps save gorillas AND critical forest
Most Grauer’s gorillas – which are critically endangered – live outside of protected areas like national parks, in extremely remote ...
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How will climate change affect African apes?
Gorillas, chimpanzees and bonobos are found in 21 countries across tropical Africa and all are considered to be endangered or ...
Read More
Personalities, competitions and other family dynamics
Musilikale’s group, with its 23 gorillas, is one of the largest mountain gorilla groups monitored daily by the Dian Fossey ...
Read More
World Photography Day and gorilla research and conservation – A perfect pair
Photography plays an important role in many aspects of research and conservation, and here at the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund ...
Read More
Community conservation in Congo receives global recognition as a Key Biodiversity Area
In addition to protecting endangered mountain gorillas in Rwanda, the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund has an increasingly successful and expanding ...
Read More
Brotherly shove? Small signs suggest the start of a dominance challenge in Ntambara’s group. Â
One of the mountain gorilla groups monitored every day by Fossey Fund staff and which has been stable for many ...
Read More
Press Releases
Press Release: New study shows young gorillas are resilient
Most species, from baboons to humans to horses, commonly experience hardships in later life if they have suffered serious adversity at a young age. But ...
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Press Release: New study shows mountain gorilla population growth related to group density and female movements
New research from the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, just published in the journal Animal Conservation, analyses more than 50 years of demographic data to examine ...
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Press Release: Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Celebrates 55th Anniversary on World Gorilla Day
World Gorilla Day originated on Sept. 24, 2017, to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the work of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund. It was ...
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Press Release: Our work in DR Congo expands by 50%
On Earth Day, Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund announces 50% expansion of community forests protecting critically endangered Grauer’s gorillas in eastern DR Congo. April 22, 2022 ...
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Press Release- Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund enters new era in conservation with dedication of its Ellen DeGeneres Campus
February 1, 2022 (KIGALI) – Today Ellen DeGeneres marks the four-year anniversary of the creation of The Ellen Fund with the official opening of 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 but appear less likely to ...
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