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5 Things Friday

Your Questions Answered

This week we’re answering your questions from the past month! 1: What are the different age classes for gorillas? While ...
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5 Things Friday

25 Facts

To celebrate our 25th episode of ‘5 Things Friday’ we are bringing you 25 facts!  1. Karisoke Research Center has ...
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Conservation

Primatology Careers

1. What is primatology Primatology is the study of behavior, biology, and anything else related to primates. There are many ...
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Conservation

Primatology Careers

1. What is primatology Primatology is the study of behavior, biology, and anything else related to primates. There are many ...
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Dian Fossey Fund

Census of Mountain Gorilla Population Shows Numbers Continue to Rise

Once on the brink of extinction, mountain gorillas continue to grow in number. Today, the Greater Virunga Transboundary Collaboration, a coalition of governments, non-profits and ...
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Gorilla Behavior

Gorilla Vocalizations

This week we are covering gorilla vocalizations! Have you ever heard a gorilla laugh? Check out the article to learn and hear more!
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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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Congo

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 ...
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Gorilla Protection

Conservation Success Leads to New Challenges for Endangered Mountain Gorillas

Scientists from around the world, including at the Fossey Fund, participated in this species-wide survey of parasite infections across the ...
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Biodiversity

Counting Birds to Save Gorillas: How Citizen Scientists Protect Gorilla Habitat

Gorillas will always be nearest to our hearts, of course, but every year on Global Big Day, we turn our ...
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Congo

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 ...
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5 Things Friday

Women in Conservation

Fact 1: The Fossey Fund is and always has been woman-led. In our 50+ year history, we have always been ...
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Congo

Cooking in Congo: Culinary Training Changes the Community

Charlotte Nkuba is a member of a landowning family of the Batike community of Nkuba in the Democratic Republic of ...
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Gorilla Behavior

Female Gorillas Affect Group Success

Although gorilla groups are led by a dominant silverback (adult male), who determines the group’s daily travels and certain other ...
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5 Things Friday

Movies

Movie 1: For a movie about Dian Fossey and the gorillas she worked with, watch Gorillas in the Mist Gorillas ...
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5 Things Friday

Dian Fossey

Fact 1: Dian loved animals from an early age Dian’s love of animals began when she acquired her first pet, ...
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5 Things Friday

Your Questions Answered

See which questions made the list this month! Question 1: Do gorillas use tools? Unlike chimpanzees, gorillas in the wild ...
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Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund

Celebrating gorillas on World Environmental Day

All types of conservation action can help save gorillas, so the Fossey Fund works with people to help raise awareness ...
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Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund

Students address gorilla conservation through debate

Since one of our main goals at the Fossey Fund is to help students learn about conservation, we have many ...
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Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Dedicates Campus Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund

Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Dedicates the New Ellen DeGeneres Campus

$15 million project represents investment in conservation, capacity building, equity and tourism Pictured left to right: MASS Design CEO – ...
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Mushrooms for harvesting to save gorillas Congo

Growing mushrooms can help people and gorillas

We know that for conservation to be successful it must also address the needs of the human communities that share ...
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Bee Congo

Beekeeping can help save gorillas

“Sweet” program supports families and protects habitat biodiversity Though undeniably tiny in comparison with a 400-pound silverback gorilla, bees are ...
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Silverback gorilla Mafunzo and his group. Gorilla Protection

Celebrating the life of silverback gorilla Mafunzo

Silverback gorilla Mafunzo was strong but loving. With just over 1,000 mountain gorillas remaining, every individual is critical to their ...
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