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The story of unique mountain gorilla female: Maggie
March 3, 2015
March 3, 2015 The story of a unique mountain gorilla female: Maggie Female mountain gorilla "Maggie" was born on June ...
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A day in the life of a Fossey Fund gorilla tracker
February 24, 2015
February 24, 2015 A day in the life of a tracker Wild buffalo charges. Powerful, sweeping rivers. Two-hour hikes to ...
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Searching for Maggie
February 23, 2015
February 23, 2015 Searching for Maggie Elderly female mountain gorilla Maggie, along with her 5-year-old son Gasore, left Ugenda's group ...
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Silverback Ntambara not seen since Feb. 6
February 18, 2015
February 18, 2015 Silverback Ntambara not seen since Feb. 6 Silverback Ntambara, who is second in charge of his group, ...
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New moth genus named for Dian Fossey
February 16, 2015
February 16, 2015 New moth genus named for Dian Fossey A recent paper published in the journal Zootaxa, describes two ...
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Two gorilla births witnessed by one Fossey Fund tracker
February 13, 2015
February 13, 2015 Two gorilla births witnessed by one Fossey Fund tracker Female mountain gorillas have an average of three ...
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New maternity ward will open soon
January 25, 2016
January 25, 2016 New maternity ward will open soon The Fossey Fund works closely with the community of Bisate in ...
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Rare mountain gorilla twins born
January 19, 2016
January 19, 2016 Rare mountain gorilla twins born Fossey Fund trackers were surprised and delighted when they reached Isabukuru's group ...
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Some fascinating facts about Dian Fossey, in honor of her birthday
January 15, 2016
January 15, 2016 Some fascinating facts about Dian Fossey, in honor of her birthday Our founder, the legendary scientist Dr. ...
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It’s not easy counting gorillas
January 7, 2016
January 7, 2015 It's not easy counting gorillas: Our staff shares experiences from gorilla census Since October, the Dian Fossey ...
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Better farming can save gorillas
January 7, 2016
January 7, 2015 Helping gorillas in Congo through community farming Grauer’s gorillas, which are among the world’s most-endangered primates, are ...
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Change in dominance for Pablo’s group?
December 29, 2015
December 29, 2015 Change in dominance for Pablo’s group? Historic leader Cantsbee, who turned 37 years old on Nov. 14, ...
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Gorilla Infants Named at 10th Kwita Izina
July 9, 2014
July 9, 2014 Gorilla Infants Named in 10th Year of “Kwita Izina” Ceremony Under the looming peak of Mt. Sabyinyo ...
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Taraja Gives Birth and Lone Silverback Giraneza is Seen Again
June 30, 2014
June 30, 2014 Taraja Gives Birth and Lone Silverback Giraneza is Seen Again On May 23, an infant was born ...
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Orphaned Gorilla Grows at GRACE
June 26, 2014
June 26, 2014 Orphaned Gorilla Grows at GRACE, Gets New Name Ihirwe, a female Grauer’s gorilla confiscated from poachers in ...
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Elusive Grauer’s Gorillas on Camera
June 23, 2014
June 20, 2014 Remote Cameras Photograph Elusive Grauer’s Gorillas In the past two years, the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund has ...
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It’s Bamboo Season Again
June 3, 2014
June 2, 2014 It’s Bamboo Season Again During bamboo seasons, the mountain gorilla groups monitored by the Dian Fossey Gorilla ...
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New Gorilla Protection Teams Hired
May 30, 2014
May 30, 2014 New Mountain Gorilla Protection Teams Hired Six new trackers joined the Fossey Fund’s Karisoke Research Center in ...
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Traveler Story: John F. Rubin
October 11, 2016
This past June I traveled for my second time to see the mountain gorillas in Rwanda. I was part of ...
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Traveler Story: Harriett Damesek
October 5, 2016
Harriet Damesek of Ormond Beach, Florida recently spent two days trekking to visit the mountain gorillas in Volcanoes National Park ...
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Congolese trackers Wasso and Jadot
October 5, 2016
The Fossey Fund’s successful conservation model for saving endangered gorillas, like the Grauer’s gorillas in eastern Congo, requires teams of ...
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Fossey Fund develops unique app for studying gorillas
September 28, 2016
For nearly 50 years, field staff of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund have been studying and monitoring gorillas in the ...
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Karisoke founded on this day, 49 years ago
September 24, 2016
Today, the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund celebrates the 49th anniversary of the founding of our Karisoke Research Center, by Dian ...
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Looking for signs of culture — in gorillas!
September 13, 2016
Several Fossey Fund scientists and associates have collaborated with scientists working at other gorilla sites to tackle an interesting question: ...
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