Gorillas soon to receive names in Rwanda
Rwanda’s annual gorilla-naming ceremony, called Kwita Izina, takes place on Sept. 1, and the Fossey Fund is excited that...
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During our daily mountain gorilla monitoring, Fossey Fund trackers and researchers often get to see interesting behaviors, all of...
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August 28, 2015 Gorilla naming ceremony to be held Sept. 5 in Rwanda For the 11th year, Rwanda’s gorilla-naming...
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May 1, 2014 Gorilla infant caught in snare In early April, another young mountain gorilla was found by Dian...
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September 16, 2013 Gorilla News Roundup Infant Mountain Gorilla Caught in Snare Snares are one of the ongoing threats...
Read MoreGorilla Naming Ceremony Honors Newborn Gorillas
June 25, 2013 Infant Gorillas Honored at Kwita Izina Naming Ceremony The greatly anticipated ninth annual Kwita Izina Ceremony...
Read MoreIndependent 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...
Read MoreBlackback Attacks Group Members
July 16, 2010 Blackback Attacks Group Members, Infant Dies In a very rare case of presumed infanticide within a...
Read MoreA Mixed Year for Gorilla Infants
November 2009 A Mixed Year for Gorilla Infants Since January of this year, 10 infant gorillas have been born...
Read MoreInfant Gorillas Named in Traditional Ceremony
August 2007 Infant Gorillas Named in Traditional Ceremony Twenty-three infant mountain gorillas received names in a ceremony held this...
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