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November 13, 2024

New community program helps villages and protects forests

As an organization dedicated to saving gorillas, it may seem surprising that the Fossey Fund devotes a significant portion...
November 13, 2024

The return of Kuryama’s group: An unexpected and exciting sighting

One of the amazing and valuable aspects of the Fossey Fund’s work with gorillas is that we have been...
October 24, 2024

Unseen helpers: Insects keep gorillas and their forests thriving

In the dense forests of Volcanoes National Park, home to the mountain gorillas, some of the smallest creatures –...
October 23, 2024

Young lone silverback takes small group from ailing elder

Solitary male gorillas continue to amaze us with their ever-changing dynamics. Back in April, the elderly long-time solitary silverback...
November 13, 2024

New community program helps villages and protects forests

As an organization dedicated to saving gorillas, it may seem surprising that the Fossey Fund devotes a significant portion...
November 13, 2024

The return of Kuryama’s group: An unexpected and exciting sighting

One of the amazing and valuable aspects of the Fossey Fund’s work with gorillas is that we have been...
October 24, 2024

Unseen helpers: Insects keep gorillas and their forests thriving

In the dense forests of Volcanoes National Park, home to the mountain gorillas, some of the smallest creatures –...
October 23, 2024

Young lone silverback takes small group from ailing elder

Solitary male gorillas continue to amaze us with their ever-changing dynamics. Back in April, the elderly long-time solitary silverback...

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The return of Kuryama’s group: An unexpected and exciting sighting

One of the amazing and valuable aspects of the Fossey Fund’s work with gorillas is that we have been able ...
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Gorilla Protection

Young lone silverback takes small group from ailing elder

Solitary male gorillas continue to amaze us with their ever-changing dynamics. Back in April, the elderly long-time solitary silverback Inshuti ...
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Gorilla Research & Tracking

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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Gorilla Behavior

Brotherly shove?  Small signs suggest the start of a dominance challenge in Ntambara’s group.  

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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New community program helps villages and protects forests

As an organization dedicated to saving gorillas, it may seem surprising that the Fossey Fund devotes a significant portion of ...
Read More
Conservation

The return of Kuryama’s group: An unexpected and exciting sighting

One of the amazing and valuable aspects of the Fossey Fund’s work with gorillas is that we have been able ...
Read More
Biodiversity

Unseen helpers: Insects keep gorillas and their forests thriving

In the dense forests of Volcanoes National Park, home to the mountain gorillas, some of the smallest creatures – insects ...
Read More
Gorilla Protection

Young lone silverback takes small group from ailing elder

Solitary male gorillas continue to amaze us with their ever-changing dynamics. Back in April, the elderly long-time solitary silverback Inshuti ...
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Bukima and her infant Nyirindekwe Conservation

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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Gorilla Research & Tracking

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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Helping Communities

New community program helps villages and protects forests

As an organization dedicated to saving gorillas, it may seem surprising that the Fossey Fund devotes a significant portion of ...
Read More
Biodiversity

Unseen helpers: Insects keep gorillas and their forests thriving

In the dense forests of Volcanoes National Park, home to the mountain gorillas, some of the smallest creatures – insects ...
Read More
Photo of Grauer's gorilla Congo

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
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund

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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Biodiversity

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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Gorilla Behavior

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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Helping Communities

New community program helps villages and protects forests

As an organization dedicated to saving gorillas, it may seem surprising that the Fossey Fund devotes a significant portion of ...
Read More
Conservation

The return of Kuryama’s group: An unexpected and exciting sighting

One of the amazing and valuable aspects of the Fossey Fund’s work with gorillas is that we have been able ...
Read More
Biodiversity

Unseen helpers: Insects keep gorillas and their forests thriving

In the dense forests of Volcanoes National Park, home to the mountain gorillas, some of the smallest creatures – insects ...
Read More
Gorilla Protection

Young lone silverback takes small group from ailing elder

Solitary male gorillas continue to amaze us with their ever-changing dynamics. Back in April, the elderly long-time solitary silverback Inshuti ...
Read More
Bukima and her infant Nyirindekwe Conservation

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
Gorilla Research & Tracking

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

Press Releases

juvenile gorilla
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund

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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Conservation

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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Silverback gorilla Mafunzo and his group.
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund

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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Congo

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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Conservation

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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A group of Mountain Gorillas.
Gorilla Research & Tracking

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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Meet the great-granddaughter of gorilla royalty

Just over 1,000 mountain gorillas remain.

Ensure a brighter future for them!