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Your Questions Answered
Question 1 Tara Stoinski PhD, our President & CEO/Chief Scientific Office is answering a question from Shelby, “My career goal …
Nzeli Returns
Despite the crisis raging across the globe, gorilla life continues, as does the daily work of our field staff… In …
Grauer’s Gorillas
Fact 1: Grauer’s gorillas are endemic to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Unlike mountain gorillas, which are found in three …
Fun Things To Do During Self-Isolation
1. Visit our Learning and Fun page! We know that many of us are spending lots of quality family time …
Pablo’s Group
Fact 1: Pablo’s group has always been a record breaker in many ways. It has existed for more than 25 …
Women in Conservation
Fact 1: The Fossey Fund is and always has been woman-led. In our 50+ year history, we have always been …
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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 …
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 …
Building a Garden Out of Gorilla Poop
Not far from the village of Nkuba, in a remote area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo where the …
Campus News Update – November 18, 2020
Our Ellen Campus may not have opened yet, but that doesn’t mean we can’t start teaching people about conservation! When …
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 …
Fossey Fund Expands Protection Work With Support from IUCN
When the COVID-19 pandemic first began to spread in March, the Fossey Fund’s protection work in and around Rwanda’s Volcanoes …
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Why Gorillas Matter- Save Gorillas. Save the Planet.
Felix Ndagijimana in the field Seeing these magnificent creatures up close is an experience like no other, and I never …
Campus News Update – September 16, 2020
This week, the news from The Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund is all about plants. Sourcing …
Kwita Izina 2020: 24 baby gorillas to get their names in this year’s virtual celebration
The Names Are In! This year’s virtual Kwita Izina, which was organized by the Rwanda Development Board, was a huge …
Rwanda’s Gorilla Naming Ceremony to be held virtually on World Gorilla Day
We are excited to learn that the Rwanda Development Board plans to hold its annual ceremony to name the new …
The construction of our Ellen DeGeneres Campus continues.
Construction was temporarily halted in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but we were able to restart in early May …
Local Fabrication Makes a Green Difference
We recently had the opportunity to sit down with Theo Uwayezu and Emily Goldenberg of MASS Design Group to talk …
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Fossey Fund and Partners Join Forces to Support Rwanda’s Newest Scientists
When Rwandan Elie Sinayitutse decided to study biology, he probably wasn’t thinking much about poop. But as it turns out, …
The Five “Es” of our Ellen Campus
Helping People. Saving Gorillas. The Fossey Fund’s entire mission is encapsulated in these four words, and when we began to …
Our Youngest Intern
Twelve years ago, when the Fossey Fund began working in the classrooms of Rwanda, we hoped to teach young Rwandans …
Welcoming new members to our DRC team.
We are pleased to welcome Frederik Van de Perre, Ph.D., and Constance Fastré, Ph.D., to our DRC team! Frederik completed …
Fossey Fund Hosts Eight Secondary School Interns in Nkuba
This October, the Fossey Fund invited eight secondary students to join us for a month-long internship at our Nkuba base …
Campus News Update – December 16, 2020
We’ve gone vertical! After months of watching plans on paper become holes in the ground become foundations poured flat and …
