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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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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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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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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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Historic gorilla trackers: From father to son
March 2, 2023
Fossey Fund trackers play a critical role in the conservation of mountain gorillas, ensuring the well-being of these magnificent creatures ...
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Beyond gorillas: Tracking other animals and plants in Congo
February 22, 2023
Our Rwanda-based communication assistant Cedric Ujeneza recently spent time at our remote field site in the Democratic Republic of the ...
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Advancing women in science: A Fossey Fund focus
February 10, 2023
This year the United Nations International Day of Women and Girls in Science is celebrated on Feb. 11, but here ...
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Golden monkeys are seasonal breeders
January 23, 2023
Learning more about golden monkey births Among mammals, food availability is often a crucial driver of female reproductive strategies and ...
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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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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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Fossey Fund response to the Novel Coronavirus
March 16, 2020
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How COVID-19 Has Affected Our Community Outreach Programs June 30th The Fossey Fund’s community engagement programs are key to our people-centered approach to conservation. It’s ...
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Size Matters
February 13, 2020
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Science confirms: Size matters for mountain gorillas For male mountain gorillas, one thing is certain – size matters, especially when it comes to the ladies. ...
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Census of Mountain Gorilla Population Shows Numbers Continue to Rise
December 16, 2019
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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 ...
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Poppy, last gorilla made famous by Dian Fossey, presumed dead at age 43
June 5, 2019
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Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund NewsFor release May 28, 2019Media contact: Erika Archibald, Ph.D. earchibald@gorillafund.org (ATLANTA, May 28) – The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund is sad ...
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Poppy, last gorilla made famous by Dian Fossey, presumed dead at age 43
June 5, 2019
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Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund NewsFor release May 28, 2019Media contact: Erika Archibald, Ph.D. earchibald@gorillafund.org (ATLANTA, May 28) – The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund is sad ...
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Why do gorillas gather around their dead? Three case studies
April 3, 2019
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Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund NewsFor release April 3, 2019Media contacts: Erika Archibald, Ph.D. earchibald@gorillafund.org It is now known that many animals exhibit unique behaviors around same-species corpses, ...
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