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October 19, 2023
How do gorillas avoid inbreeding?
Gorillas live in close-knit groups, which provide them with strong and stable social relationships that benefit all their members....

October 19, 2023
How do gorillas avoid inbreeding?
Gorillas live in close-knit groups, which provide them with strong and stable social relationships that benefit all their members....
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Historic gorilla group faces silverback drama
July 12, 2023
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
June 20, 2023
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
June 15, 2023
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
May 17, 2023
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
May 15, 2023
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
April 10, 2023
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
September 18, 2023
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
September 15, 2023
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
August 29, 2023
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
August 18, 2023
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
July 12, 2023
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
July 11, 2023
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!
May 30, 2023
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
May 9, 2023
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
April 28, 2023
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
April 9, 2023
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
April 6, 2023
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
March 14, 2023
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
September 18, 2023
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
September 15, 2023
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
August 29, 2023
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
August 18, 2023
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
August 15, 2023
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 Release: On World Gorilla Day, Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund announces Moon Gorillas, a new collaboration for carbon-neutral PERL NFTs
September 23, 2021
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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
April 8, 2021
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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
March 21, 2021
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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
December 4, 2020
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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
November 24, 2020
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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 5, 2020
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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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