Anti-Poaching
From Poacher to Healer
We first encountered Masumbuko Libeyo Acheteur in the heart of the Nkuba Conservation Area (NCA) in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Established in 2012 through
February 5, 2020
Tag: dian fossey
Conservation
Bringing Water to Bisate
When the pipes that delivered water to their villages began to fail, 4,489 people from six villages in Bisate, just outside of the Volcanoes National
January 22, 2020
Mountain Gorillas
Remembering Poppy, last gorilla made famous by Dian Fossey
The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund is sad to announce that Poppy, the last living gorilla featured by famed primatologist Dian Fossey in “Gorillas in the
May 28, 2019
Gorilla Behavior
Update on elderly mountain gorilla Poppy
Mountain gorilla Poppy, who turned 42 years old in April, is the oldest gorilla monitored by the Fossey Fund and the last of the gorillas
September 13, 2018
Gorilla Infants
Elderly mother Poppy raises new infant
Mountain gorilla Poppy – at almost 42 years old – is not only the oldest gorilla monitored by the Fossey Fund, she’s also the last
February 7, 2018
Dian Fossey Fund
Dian Fossey National Geographic Special: Behind the Scenes
The three-part television series “Dian Fossey: Secrets in the Mist” premieres on the National Geographic Channel on Dec. 6, 13, and 20 (at 9 p.m.
December 4, 2017
Conservation
National Geographic Series Focuses on Dian Fossey’s Life, Murder, and Legacy
National Geographic has played an important role in the work of Dian Fossey since she began studying the mountain gorillas of Rwanda in 1967, providing
November 15, 2017
Anti-Poaching
Digit and Dian Fossey’s Historic Gorillas
The National Geographic Channel three-part series “Dian Fossey: Secrets in the Mist,” airing in December, covers many aspects of Fossey’s life and work, but none
November 15, 2017
Conservation
National Geographic helps celebrate Dian Fossey’s 50th anniversary
Dian Fossey founded the Karisoke Research Center in Rwanda in September 1967 to study the rare mountain gorillas. From the very beginning, National Geographic was
September 14, 2017
Conservation
Dian Fossey story in production for National Geographic, Sigourney Weaver to narrate
The work of legendary gorilla scientist Dian Fossey will be brought back to life in a new three-part documentary series for National Geographic television, now
January 23, 2017
