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Camera traps help us study Grauer’s gorillas and other endangered animals in Nkuba. The Congo Basin holds the second largest …
Twenty-Four Baby Gorillas to be Named During Kwita Izina 2021
This September 24, we mark not just World Gorilla Day, but Kwita Izina, Rwanda’s annual gorilla naming ceremony. Kwita Izina, …
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 …
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 …
Good News for Grauer’s Gorillas
Just in time for Earth Day, Congolese government moves to strengthen protections for this critically endangered great ape https://youtu.be/rmVnMJuvybY Conservationists …
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. …
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Press Release: Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Celebrates 55th Anniversary on World Gorilla Day
World Gorilla Day originated on Sept. 24, 2017, to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the work of the Dian …
New gorilla group forms
One of the best things about protecting and studying mountain gorillas every day is that we sometimes get to see …
World Ranger Day celebrates wildlife heroes
Rangers, trackers and others who protect wildlife every day in the field are the frontline heroes of conservation. Their work …
Providing literacy training for Congolese women
The area where we work saving gorillas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is extremely remote and rural, …
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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 …
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 …
Press Release: Our work in DR Congo expands by 50%
On Earth Day, Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund announces 50% expansion of community forests protecting critically endangered Grauer’s gorillas in eastern …
Say Cheese!
Camera traps help us study Grauer’s gorillas and other endangered animals in Nkuba. The Congo Basin holds the second largest …
Tracking Birds to Save Gorillas
New study examines possible link between climate change and bird habitat changes Our mission is to protect gorillas. To do …
Press Release – Social Distancing: Not Just for Humans
New study shows sick gorillas transmit illnesses to others nearby Coughs and colds spread quickly within wild mountain gorilla groups …
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Press Release: New study shows mountain gorilla population growth related to group density and female movements
New research from the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, just published in the journal Animal Conservation, analyses more than 50 years …
Students grow trees near gorilla habitat in Rwanda
In the Fossey Fund’s work with student nature clubs in schools near Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park, we have found that …
Comparing golden monkeys and gorillas
The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund has been studying gorillas in the wild for more than 55 years now, ever since …
On World Teacher Day: Let us count the ways
As conservationists, scientists, trackers, educators, communicators and other staff here at the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, we are all “teachers” …
Press Release: Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Celebrates 55th Anniversary on World Gorilla Day
World Gorilla Day originated on Sept. 24, 2017, to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the work of the Dian …
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Size Matters
Science confirms: Size matters for mountain gorillas For male mountain gorillas, one thing is certain – size matters, especially when it comes to the ladies. …
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 conservationists, announced the final results of a census of a population of mountain gorillas living in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and the adjacent Sarambwe Reserve in DR Congo.
Poppy, last gorilla made famous by Dian Fossey, presumed dead at age 43
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund NewsFor release May 28, 2019Media contact: Erika Archibald, Ph.D. [email protected] (ATLANTA, May 28) – The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund is sad …
Poppy, last gorilla made famous by Dian Fossey, presumed dead at age 43
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund NewsFor release May 28, 2019Media contact: Erika Archibald, Ph.D. [email protected] (ATLANTA, May 28) – The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund is sad …
Why do gorillas gather around their dead? Three case studies
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund NewsFor release April 3, 2019Media contacts: Erika Archibald, Ph.D. [email protected] It is now known that many animals exhibit unique behaviors around same-species corpses, …
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund breaks ground on a new campus for gorilla conservation in partnership with the Ellen Fund
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund News For release Feb. 12, 2019 Media contacts: Rwanda: Veronica Vecellio, [email protected] U.S. Erika Archibald, Ph.D. [email protected] Link to photos: https://dfgfi.org/2E6Ec0W Dian Fossey Gorilla …
