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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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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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Young gorillas thriving even as mothers leave group
A recent series of events among the members of a mountain gorilla group monitored by the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund ...
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Celebrating special gorilla relationships on Valentine’s Day
In the intricate social dynamics among the mountain gorillas we observe every day, we have seen that the relationships among ...
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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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From student to research assistant to Ph.D.: Studying gorilla well-being
At the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, our mission of learning as much as we can about gorillas is carried out ...
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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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Monitoring animals and plants near gorilla forest
Gorillas live in complex habitats that include many other important species, and the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund has been actively ...
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Infant gorilla naming 2023 – Kwita Izina
Since 2005, September has been the month that Rwandans and all of us here at the Fossey Fund celebrate the ...
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Silverbacks to the rescue: the adoption of infant Urusobe
Early this year, young mountain gorilla Urusobe became an orphan after the death of her mother, Ndamunbanzi. She will turn ...
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New mountain gorilla group reaches first year
By Veronica Vecellio, gorilla program senior advisor The newest mountain gorilla group monitored by the Fossey Fund has just reached ...
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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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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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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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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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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 exclusive line of carbon-neutral non-fungible ...
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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. The gorilla chest beat is ...
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Statement from the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund
It’s been a wild ride for those of us who love gorillas. Last week the Reddit investor group WallStreetBets started a viral, grassroots campaign to ...
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Celebrating gorillas in Atlanta
Celebrating gorillas in Atlanta, really? Yes, really. Today, Atlanta city councilperson Carla Smith proclaimed December 4th as Gorilla Appreciation Day in the city of Atlanta ...
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Award-Winning Songwriter Diane Warren Donates Her Song “FREE” from THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN to the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund’s Giving Tuesday Fundraising Campaign
Diane Warren will match funds raised for campaign up to $20,000 ATLANTA, Nov. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund is collaborating with multi award-winning songwriter ...
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Violent Encounters Between Gorillas Slow Population Growth Rate
November 4, 2020 (ATLANTA) – As wildlife populations decline around the globe, understanding the natural and human-induced factors that influence their growth is critical for ...
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