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Has Pablo’s Group Lost a Member?
April 2010 Has Pablo's Group Lost a Member? Rukundo Appears to Leave Rukundo is a 15- year-old silverback in Pablo's …
Cross-Border Patrols Back in Action
March 2010 Cross-Border Anti-Poaching Patrols Back in Action Anti-poaching patrols are an extremely important part of the Karisoke Research Center's …
Gorilla Orphan Improving
March 2010 Orphaned Gorilla Starting to Improve Web Update: 3/19/10 It has been a difficult few weeks for the young …
Saga of Ugenda and Urugamba
March 2010 The Continuing Saga Of Ugenda And Urugamba – A Group Split! Shinda, the dominant silverback in one of …
New Gorilla Census Begins
Feb. 10, 2010 New Mountain Gorilla Census Starts March 1 Full census of Virunga mountain gorillas also includes health status …
New Gorilla en Route to Goma
February 2010 New Gorilla En Route To Goma The illegal trade in infant gorillas continues to threaten the future of …
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Scientist Winnie Eckardt Returns to Karisoke
June 24, 2011 Scientist Winnie Eckardt Returns to Karisoke We are very happy to welcome Winnie Eckardt, Ph.D., back to …
Newborn Gorillas Named, Community Role Celebrated
June 21, 2011 Newborn Gorillas Named, Community Role in Conservation Celebrated Every June for the past seven years Rwanda has …
Kwita Izina Names Newborn Gorillas, Celebrates Community Role in Conservation
June 20, 2011 Kwita Izina Names Newborn Gorillas, Celebrates Community Role in Conservation The seventh annual Kwita Izina gorilla naming …
Karisoke Small Mammal Survey Funded
Karisoke Small Mammal Survey Funded by Field Museum/IDP Foundation The Karisoke™ Research Center’s Biodiversity Research Program Coordinator Deogratias Tuyisingize will …
New Study Details How “Extreme” Conservation Is Saving Mountain Gorillas
June 9, 2011 New Study Details How "Extreme" Conservation Is Saving Mountain Gorillas We are very excited today to be …
New Infant Gorilla Ihomé Arrives at GRACE
New Orphan Gorilla Ihomé Arrives at GRACE A new gorilla infant rescued from poachers arrived this week at the Gorilla …
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Partnerships Create Community Conservation Zone in Eastern Congo
21 November 2002 Fossey Fund Conservation Action Program Completes Partnerships to Create a Community Conservation Zone in Eastern Congo Recently, …
Tracker Profile: Faustin Barabwiriza
February 2002Tracker Profile: Faustin Barabwiriza Faustin Barabwiriza was born in 1955, in Nyarugina, a sector of Kinigi Commune in Ruhengeri, …
Beetsme, Odyssey of a Silverback
January 2002Beetsme: Odyssey of a Silverback Because of the long life span and social complexity of gorillas, it has taken …
Ecosystem Health Program Combines Health Needs with Conservation Goals
January 2002Ecosystem Health Program Combines Survival-health Needs with Conservation Goals Over the past year, much has been accomplished toward our …
Mountain Gorilla Tourism: Costs and Benefits
July 2001 Mountain Gorilla Tourism: The Costs and the Benefits (The following is based on a chapter by Liz Williamson …
Fossey Fund Becomes Primary Partner with the Tayna Gorilla Reserve
July 2001 Fossey Fund Becomes Primary Partner with the Tayna Gorilla Reserve The Tayna Gorilla Reserve is a remarkable community-based …
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Lone Silverback Giraneza Interacts with a Group
January 12, 2012 Lone Silverback Giraneza Interacts with a Group Today we witnessed a brief interaction between Kuryama’s gorilla group …
Gwiza: A Most Persistent Solitary Silverback
January 9, 2012 A Most Persistent Solitary Silverback The Fossey Fund’s Karisoke™ Research Center routinely monitors nine groups of mountain …
Bernadette Arakwiye: From Karisoke to Keene, New Hampshire
Bernadette Arakwiye: From Karisoke™ to Keene, NH Now just 26, Bernadette Arakwiye – a native of Kigali, Rwanda– has become …
Gorilla Group Reaches Top of Mountain in Rwanda
January 3, 2012 Gorilla Group Reaches Top of Mountain in Rwanda Ntambara's group, one of the nine mountain gorilla groups …
Karisoke Staff Celebrates the Holidays in Rwanda Today
December 30, 2011 Karisoke Staff Celebrates the Holidays in Rwanda Today Dr. Dian Fossey’s love for the Christmas season was …
Infant’s Condition Caused Concern, but Vets Find Her Doing Well Today
December 21, 2011 Infant's Condition Caused Concern, but Vets Find Her Doing Well Today On Tuesday, one-and-a-half-year-old infant Urahirwa from …
