Happy birthday Poppy: Oldest gorilla monitored by Fossey Fund
Mountain gorilla Poppy – who turns 42 years old on April 1 – is not only the oldest gorilla...
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Update on infant gorilla named for Dian Fossey
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Karisoke Research Center by Dian Fossey, the Dian Fossey...
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Ellen DeGeneres, wife make extraordinary gift to help build Fossey Fund a permanent home in Rwanda
Television superstar Ellen DeGeneres has received a stunning 60th birthday surprise from her wife, actress Portia de Rossi –...
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Silverback Urugamba has Died
January 25, 2013 Silverback Urugamba Has Died The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund staff are very sad that we must...
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Latest Victory in the Ongoing Battle Against Poaching
January 23, 2013 Latest Victory in the Ongoing Battle Against Poaching Each year, Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund field staff...
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Musilikale Challenges Cantsbee
Jan. 18, 2012 Younger Silverback Musilikale Challenges Patriarch Cantsbee Cantsbee, the dominant silverback in Pablo’s group, at age 34...
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Independent Female Umusatsi and Son Rwema Travel Alone Again
January 3, 2013 Independent Female Umusatsi and Son Rwema Travel Alone Again Umusatsi, a 28-year-old female mountain gorilla, has...
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Fossey Fund Trains New Park Guides
December 20, 2012 Fossey Fund Teaches Volcanoes National Park Guides About Gorillas and Park's Ecology As part of the...
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Celebrating Fundi: 20 Years of Service
December 17, 2012 We Celebrate Fundi’s 20 Years of Service Jean Damascene Hategekimana, or Fundi, as he is better...
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Brave Anti-poaching Ranger Killed: Tribute to Esdras Nsengiyumva
December 3, 2012 Brave Anti-Poaching Ranger Killed in Attack A Tribute to Esdras Nsengiyumva On Dec. 2, 2012, one...
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Fossey Fund Anti-Poaching Camp Attacked, One Ranger Killed
One of the Fossey Fund’s anti-poaching camps near Volcanoes National Park was attacked on Dec. 2. A ranger was...
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Fossey Fund Anti-Poaching Camp Attacked, One Ranger Killed
The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund is deeply saddened to report that one of its anti-poaching camps in Rwanda, near...
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Fossey Fund Scientist Provides Statistics Training to Africa Program Staff
November 28, 2012 Fossey Fund Scientist Provides Statistics Training to Africa Program Staff Damien Caillaud, Ph.D., who has been...
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Fossey Fund Begins New Small Mammal Survey
November 21, 2012 Fossey Fund Begins New Survey of Small Mammals in Volcanoes National Park The Dian Fossey Gorilla...
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Kubana Makes Her Move, from Ugenda’s to Titus’s Group
November 19, 2012 Female Kubana Makes Her Move, from Ugenda’s Group to Titus’s Another adventurous female gorilla has transferred...
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