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Mother’s Day
Fact 1: Gorillas are super-moms! Like other primates, gorilla mothers have very strong bonds with their infants and provide complete ...
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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 ...
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Say Cheese!
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
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
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
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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Golden monkey conservation action plan published
The future for endangered golden monkeys is looking brighter, now that a conservation action plan spearheaded by the Dian Fossey ...
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Addressing health needs helps gorilla conservation
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
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
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
This year the United Nations International Day of Women and Girls in Science is celebrated on Feb. 11, but here ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Say Cheese!
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
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
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
Every year on World Gorilla Day, we spend time with our youngest conservationists, and this year was no exception. In ...
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New study explores female gorilla mating patterns
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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Gorillas, insects, and hip hop!
What do gorillas, insects and music have in common? A Fossey Fund research assistant who is studying the tiny invertebrates that ...
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Rwandan students debate: Women should take a lead in conservation!
Our Ellen DeGeneres Campus was the host for this year’s conservation debate among students from schools near Volcanoes National Park ...
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Mukecuru remembrance: One of the oldest mountain gorillas
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
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
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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Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Wins Conservation Award from Zoo Association
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
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
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
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
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
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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