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Historic gorilla group faces silverback drama
By Veronica Vecellio, Gorilla Program Senior Advisor This piece is part of a series of articles presented by the Fossey
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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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New study explores female gorilla mating patterns
In the Fossey Fund’s 55+ years of studying gorilla behavior, a lot of research has been conducted to study the
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Mukecuru remembrance: One of the oldest mountain gorillas
By Veronica Vecellio, Fossey Fund gorilla program senior advisor Mountain gorilla Mukecuru, one of the oldest mountain gorillas we’ve ever
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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
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Women leading the way: Female trackers help gorillas
Promoting gender equity is an integral part of the Fossey Fund’s work. And so we are excited that four women
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On World Gorilla Day: Celebrating special Dian Fossey anniversaries and a new documentary about our Ellen Campus
On Sept. 24, 1967, the famed scientist Dian Fossey began her groundbreaking study of the little known yet highly endangered
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Impressive silverback carries on gorilla group leadership
This article is part of a series presented by the Fossey Fund’s gorilla program Senior Advisor Veronica Vecellio, focusing on
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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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Historic gorilla group faces silverback drama
By Veronica Vecellio, Gorilla Program Senior Advisor This piece is part of a series of articles presented by the Fossey
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Celebrating gorilla trackers and World Ranger Day
The success of gorilla conservation and many other types of wildlife protection is dependent on the commitment and courage of
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Rwandan students debate: Women should take a lead in conservation!
Our Ellen DeGeneres Campus was the host for this year’s conservation debate among students from schools near Volcanoes National Park
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Women leading the way: Female trackers pursue conservation goals
Claudine Niyigena and Jacqueline Ntakirutimana are among the four women who have recently joined the Fossey Fund’s tracker teams in
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Fossey intern studies important tree in gorilla forest
Fossey Fund intern Emile Mugabo recently started a study on the distribution and regeneration of the Prunus africana tree, also
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Golden monkey conservation action plan published
The future for endangered golden monkeys is looking brighter, now that a conservation action plan spearheaded by the Dian Fossey
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Addressing health needs helps gorilla conservation
The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund’s work protecting critically endangered Grauer’s gorillas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo takes place
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The mountain gorilla groups: A peek from the inside – Ntambara group
This is the fourth in a series of articles presented by the Fossey Fund’s Gorilla Program Senior Advisor Veronica Vecellio,
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On World Gorilla Day: Celebrating special Dian Fossey anniversaries and a new documentary about our Ellen Campus
On Sept. 24, 1967, the famed scientist Dian Fossey began her groundbreaking study of the little known yet highly endangered
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Impressive silverback carries on gorilla group leadership
This article is part of a series presented by the Fossey Fund’s gorilla program Senior Advisor Veronica Vecellio, focusing on
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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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Heroes in the forests of Congo: Fossey gorilla trackers receive Disney Conservation award
Each day, Fossey Fund trackers hike deep in the forests of the Congo basin, protecting the critically endangered Grauer’s gorillas
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Press Releases
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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