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January 16, 2024
Who is that silverback? A surprise gorilla group change
Last November, while Fossey Fund gorilla staff were doing routine monitoring and protection of a mountain gorilla family led...
January 16, 2024
Who is that silverback? A surprise gorilla group change
Last November, while Fossey Fund gorilla staff were doing routine monitoring and protection of a mountain gorilla family led...
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How do gorillas avoid inbreeding?
October 19, 2023
Gorillas live in close-knit groups, which provide them with strong and stable social relationships that benefit all their members. However, ...
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Silverback gorilla shows surprising moves
October 18, 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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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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Monitoring animals and plants near gorilla forest
December 5, 2023
Gorillas live in complex habitats that include many other important species, and the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund has been actively ...
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Hello neighbors! Two gorilla families meet regularly
November 15, 2023
Two of the gorilla families that the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund monitors and protects every day are engaged in some ...
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Girls in Conservation: New education program helps community near gorilla forest
November 13, 2023
The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund believes that conservation works best when it is a community effort. Yet many people who ...
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How do gorillas avoid inbreeding?
October 19, 2023
Gorillas live in close-knit groups, which provide them with strong and stable social relationships that benefit all their members. However, ...
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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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Gorillas go wild for bamboo
December 28, 2023
It may be holiday season for humans, but mountain gorillas find this time of year important too, buzzing with energy ...
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Why gorillas STILL Matter – to us and the world: Remembering Dian Fossey
December 26, 2023
By Sigourney Weaver, Fossey Fund Honorary Chair and Dr. Tara Stoinski, Fossey Fund President and CEO/Chief Scientific Officer This year ...
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Celebrating “Monkey Day” – and a baby bonanza for endangered golden monkeys
December 8, 2023
At the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, we are dedicated to protecting gorillas and their habitat, but our direct conservation efforts ...
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Monitoring animals and plants near gorilla forest
December 5, 2023
Gorillas live in complex habitats that include many other important species, and the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund has been actively ...
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Hello neighbors! Two gorilla families meet regularly
November 15, 2023
Two of the gorilla families that the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund monitors and protects every day are engaged in some ...
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Girls in Conservation: New education program helps community near gorilla forest
November 13, 2023
The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund believes that conservation works best when it is a community effort. Yet many people who ...
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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
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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