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August 29, 2017

Rwanda’s annual gorilla-naming ceremony, called Kwita Izina, takes place on Sept. 1, and the Fossey Fund is excited that...

May 20, 2016

During our daily mountain gorilla monitoring, Fossey Fund trackers and researchers often get to see interesting behaviors, all of...

August 28, 2015

August 28, 2015 Gorilla naming ceremony to be held Sept. 5 in Rwanda For the 11th year, Rwanda’s gorilla-naming...

May 1, 2014

May 1, 2014 Gorilla infant caught in snare In early April, another young mountain gorilla was found by Dian...

September 16, 2013

September 16, 2013 Gorilla News Roundup Infant Mountain Gorilla Caught in Snare Snares are one of the ongoing threats...

June 25, 2013

June 25, 2013 Infant Gorillas Honored at Kwita Izina Naming Ceremony The greatly anticipated ninth annual Kwita Izina Ceremony...

January 2, 2013

January 3, 2013 Independent Female Umusatsi and Son Rwema Travel Alone Again Umusatsi, a 28-year-old female mountain gorilla, has...

July 16, 2010

July 16, 2010 Blackback Attacks Group Members, Infant Dies In a very rare case of presumed infanticide within a...

November 1, 2009

November 2009 A Mixed Year for Gorilla Infants Since January of this year, 10 infant gorillas have been born...

August 1, 2007

August 2007 Infant Gorillas Named in Traditional Ceremony Twenty-three infant mountain gorillas received names in a ceremony held this...