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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Studying Grauer’s gorilla behaviors
Grauer’s gorillas, located only in the Democratic Republic of Congo, are among the world’s most-endangered primates and have suffered...
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Fossey Fund Conservationists Locate Twice as Many Rare Gorillas in Congo Forest Than Originally Predicted to Exist
(Atlanta Sept. 18, 2017) – Results of a recent wildlife survey led by the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund in...
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Fossey Fund locates more Grauer’s gorillas in Congo’s Maiko Park
Results of a recent wildlife survey led by the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund in the Democratic Republic of Congo...
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Congolese trackers Wasso and Jadot
The Fossey Fund’s successful conservation model for saving endangered gorillas, like the Grauer’s gorillas in eastern Congo, requires teams...
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Observing Grauer’s gorillas in Congo
Opportunities to closely observe endangered Grauer’s gorillas (found only in the Democratic Republic of Congo) are limited, because there...
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Saving Grauer’s gorillas in Congo despite steep decline
Grauer’s gorillas (formerly known as eastern lowland gorillas) are found only in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and recent...
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Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Grant to the Jane Goodall Institute
August 12, 2013 Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Donation to the Jane Goodall Institute We have been getting questions...
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GRACE: A Second Chance for Rescued Gorillas
November 9, 2012 GRACE: A Second Chance for Rescued Gorillas Over the past few months, the Congolese wildlife authority...
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Trafficking of Infant Gorillas Continues in DR Congo; Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Working on New Solutions
The recent rescue of two more infant Grauer’s gorillas by Congolese wildlife authorities (ICCN) in the Democratic Republic of...
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Two New Grauer’s Gorilla Infants Confiscated, in Our Care in Congo
Sept. 24, 2012 Two More Infant Gorillas Confiscated from Poachers, in Our Care in Congo Two infant gorillas, presumed...
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New Grauer’s Gorilla Research Base Camp on the Congo’s Biruwe River
Sept. 14, 2012 Biruwe: Our New Grauer’s Gorilla Research Base Camp The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund’s Grauer’s Gorilla Research...
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Insecurity in Congo Worsens, Endangering Conservation Programs
Instability in Congo Worsens, Endangering Conservation Programs In recent weeks the armed conflicts that have plagued the Democratic Republic...
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