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Baby Boom: Naming the gorillas of 2020
2020 was a rough year for people across the globe. Here at the Fossey Fund, we changed our work protocols …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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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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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 …
On World Gorilla Day, teaching children the importance of conservation
Every year on World Gorilla Day, we spend time with our youngest conservationists, and this year was no exception. In …
Fossey Fund Increases Antipoaching Patrols, Renovates Field Camps, with Support from IUCN
Our trackers can be found traversing the rainforests of Volcanoes National Forest 365 days each year, monitoring gorilla families and …
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The mountain gorilla groups: A peek from the inside — Mutobo’s group
This is the first in a series of articles, presented by the Fossey Fund’s Gorilla Program Senior Advisor Veronica Vecellio, …
Saving gorillas and helping people in Congo
Our Rwanda-based communication assistant Cedric Ujeneza just traveled to our remote field site in the Democratic Republic of the Congo …
Remembering the great gorilla silverback Cantsbee
November 14 marks what would have been the 44th birthday of legendary mountain gorilla Cantsbee, the record-breaking silverback who was …
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 …
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Mountain gorillas: From tragedy to fragile success
New status proves value of long-term protection and international efforts. Forty years ago, Dian Fossey and the world were devastated when a family of mountain …
Dispersed gorillas located through census genetic analysis
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 4, 2018 Â Media contact: Dr. Erika Archibald, [email protected]; 678-612-9019; 404-624-5881 Media photos: Â https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ymeswfcdpqpo3av/AADUMNPJanVgGZGqGmkyaKXHa?dl=0 Â Dispersed gorillas located through census genetic …
Mountain gorilla population sees big increase: Census results just released
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 31, 2018 Mountain gorilla population sees big increase: Census results just released Intensive protection helps critically endangered species Media contact: Dr. …
PORTIA DE ROSSI SURPRISES WIFE ELLEN DEGENERES WITH AMAZING BIRTHDAY GIFT TO DIAN FOSSEY GORILLA FUND
MEDIA CONTACT: Laurie Holloway, [email protected] Cell: 615-347-6743 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PORTIA DE ROSSI SURPRISES WIFE ELLEN DEGENERES WITH AMAZING BIRTHDAY GIFT TO DIAN FOSSEY …
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Celebrates 50 Years of Saving Gorillas
September 24, 2017, marks 50 years since pioneering scientist Dian Fossey established the Karisoke Research Center in the remote Rwandan forests to study the little-known …
Fossey Fund Conservationists Locate Twice as Many Rare Gorillas in Congo Forest Than Originally Predicted to Exist
(Atlanta Sept. 18, 2017) – Results of a recent wildlife survey led by the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund in the Democratic Republic of Congo suggests …
