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February 18, 2022
Camera traps help us study Grauer’s gorillas and other endangered animals in Nkuba. The Congo Basin holds the second largest ...
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Twenty-Four Baby Gorillas to be Named During Kwita Izina 2021
September 15, 2021
This September 24, we mark not just World Gorilla Day, but Kwita Izina, Rwanda’s annual gorilla naming ceremony. Kwita Izina, ...
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New Study Suggests There May be More Grauer’s Gorillas Than Previously Estimated
June 11, 2021
A study released this week updates the estimated number of Grauer’s gorillas remaining on the planet. The study, led by ...
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In the Footsteps of the Elusive Grauer’s Gorilla
May 5, 2021
Unlike their mountain gorilla cousins, only a few of the critically endangered Grauer’s gorillas of the Democratic Republic of the ...
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Good News for Grauer’s Gorillas
April 22, 2021
Just in time for Earth Day, Congolese government moves to strengthen protections for this critically endangered great ape https://youtu.be/rmVnMJuvybY Conservationists ...
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Gorillas don’t bluff when they chest beat: honest signaling indicates body size
April 8, 2021
The chest beats given by adult male gorillas reliably indicate their body size, a paper published in Scientific Reports found. ...
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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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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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The mountain gorilla groups: A peek from the inside – Titus’ group
January 18, 2023
This is the third in a series of articles presented by the Fossey Fund’s Gorilla Program Senior Advisor Veronica Vecellio, ...
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In her words: From Dian Fossey’s gorilla journals
December 26, 2022
Dian Fossey began her pioneering studies and protection of Rwanda’s mountain gorillas in 1967, and was killed in her cabin ...
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Rwandan university students arrive at our Ellen campus
December 12, 2022
The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund has been hosting students from the University of Rwanda since 2003, to facilitate their senior ...
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For mountain gorillas, brothers and sisters are important
December 8, 2022
Most species of primates have somewhat limited social relationships with their siblings. Often, this is because either males or females ...
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Say Cheese!
February 18, 2022
Camera traps help us study Grauer’s gorillas and other endangered animals in Nkuba. The Congo Basin holds the second largest ...
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Tracking Birds to Save Gorillas
December 26, 2021
New study examines possible link between climate change and bird habitat changes Our mission is to protect gorillas. To do ...
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Press Release – Social Distancing: Not Just for Humans
October 7, 2021
New study shows sick gorillas transmit illnesses to others nearby Coughs and colds spread quickly within wild mountain gorilla groups ...
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On World Gorilla Day, teaching children the importance of conservation
September 27, 2021
Every year on World Gorilla Day, we spend time with our youngest conservationists, and this year was no exception. In ...
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Fossey Fund Increases Antipoaching Patrols, Renovates Field Camps, with Support from IUCN
September 23, 2021
Our trackers can be found traversing the rainforests of Volcanoes National Forest 365 days each year, monitoring gorilla families and ...
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Twenty-Four Baby Gorillas to be Named During Kwita Izina 2021
September 15, 2021
This September 24, we mark not just World Gorilla Day, but Kwita Izina, Rwanda’s annual gorilla naming ceremony. Kwita Izina, ...
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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 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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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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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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Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Wins Conservation Award from Zoo Association
September 13, 2017
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In recognition of its work in the protection and study of gorillas in Africa, the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund has been awarded the prestigious International ...
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Young mountain gorilla saved from poacher’s snare thanks to daily protection by gorilla trackers
April 14, 2017
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Atlanta (April 8, 2017) A 3-year-old mountain gorilla named Fasha is recovering from stress and injury after being found on Thursday trapped in a poacher’s ...
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Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Trackers Receive Disney Conservation Hero Award
November 2, 2016
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Atlanta, Georgia and Musanze, Rwanda –  The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund announced today that its gorilla trackers based at the Karisoke Research Center in Rwanda ...
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Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Begins 50th Year of Successful Gorilla Protection
October 19, 2016
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In September 1967, Dian Fossey set up two small tents in the wilderness of the Virunga mountains in Rwanda, and began a pioneering study of ...
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African Gorilla Protection Focus of New CTI PAPER USA Campaign
May 18, 2016
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SUN PRAIRIE, Wisconsin—CTI Paper USA has signed a letter of agreement to donate 1% of gross sales of its new durable papers and synthetics brand, ...
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Celebrating 20 Years of Partnership in Saving Gorillas
December 15, 2015
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Collaboration between Zoo Atlanta and the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International continues to benefit Africa’s only increasing non-human great ape population ATLANTA – Dec. 15, ...
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